[Artemisia] Historical Terms...was...political correctness

[Stephanae Baker]

Wooden practice swords in period were called wasters. If that helps.

Belladonna


On Jun 20, 2007, at 4:14 PM, Julia Jackman-Brink wrote:

> yumitori wrote:
>
>> In response to the issue that raised this discussion...
>>
>> * Were there padded or practice weapons used for training in  
>> historical times?
>>
>> * What was the term(s) for these practice weapons?
>>
>> * Why don't we use *that* terminology instead of creating new  
>> phrases?
>
> Hooray! Back on topic, with hopefully no more sidetrips....
>
> Your questions are good ones. I'll write those down, since they are
> prefectly phrased, and take them back to the drawing boards. There has
> to be something we can adopt or adapt in there somewhere. It's just  
> out
> of my area of expertise. If anyone else finds similar info, please  
> share! :)
>
> Thank You, Your Excellency!!!
>
> Juliana
> AKS
>
>
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