Pictures of the Creative Anachronism

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The Tale of Cynan ap Rhys

Some tales I've been known to tell in personna

These pictures mostly are of me crossing swords with Lord Sabastiano, Isle de Dragon Dormant's Seneschal, or our group's administrative leader. At the end is a picture of Sabastiono fighting Arthur de Beamont in the Shire champion’s tournament. Sabastiano was defending the title of Shire Champion at this tournament this summer. In the end the title was conferred to Lord Pallandres dit le Frere. Not present in these photos. Sometimes instead of tournaments we fight battles. Here there are more than two fighters on the battlefield, here are a few pictures of battles from the Pennsic War. The Pennsic war is a really big event Here is a picture of a fortress that was made for certain battles at the pensic war, it's bigger than it appears however allowing thousdands of fighters to fight in the fortress battles To fight in full fledged armoured combat, combatants must be 18 years or older, but the few junior fighters we have sometimes get to participate in a slightly softer hitting version. Instead of normal rattan they use weapons covered in foam padding rolled in duct tape. If you look closely at the weapons they are using you can tell that they are thicker Some people like to pursue martial activities but don't like full contact, or are not able to participate for physical reasons. Others just prefer shooting at a target that doesn't shoot back. Here's a picture of a local archer, Ragi, one of the local archers firing. In this picture as you can see the arrow having just been released but still not yet having cleared the bow. Here are some pictures of me telling some tales at a local camping event. Here are some other pictures, of me with comrades. The first is of my lady, Amber Alwyn, and Myself. The second is of Umberto, an old fencing companion from years ago and myself meeting after a long time. The third of Seamus, a freind I made in the south and myself at my first SCA armoured combat battle. The last is a picture of me receiving an award from a former Queen of the East kingdom.