[Artemisia] Spears

[raedwulf]

After much discussion at the last Solstice Court, it was announced that 
Artemisia would only allow 9 ft spears.  I think the Marshal Handbook just 
hasn't been changed yet.

HL Graeleaf
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Gibson" <scjd at poboxes.com>
To: "Kingdom of Artemisia mailing list" <artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 1:44 PM
Subject: RE: [Artemisia] Spears


> Ulric is correct.  The Artemisian Marshal's handbook states quite plainly:
> III : Armored Combat
> F: Weapons Standards for Armored Combat
>  4. Rattan Spears
>    d. Total spear length shall not exceed 10 feet (3.0 m).
>  5. Fiberglass spears
>    f. Total spear length shall not exceed 10 feet (3.0 m).
>
> BTW, you can grab a copy of most of the Kingdom's "rulebooks" on this 
> page:
> http://www.artemisia.sca.org/library.htm
>
> YIS,
>
> Lord John Gilson, HUH?
> Locksmith, Baroness's Musketeer,
> Provost & GU Black Wing Company,
> Rapier Marshal, Barony of One Thousand Eyes, Artemisia
>
> :------Original Message-----
> :-From: artemisia-bounces+scjd=onewest.net at lists.gallowglass.org
> :-[mailto:artemisia-bounces+scjd=onewest.net at lists.gallowglass.org]On
> :-Behalf Of Tim Brunson
> :-Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 9:09 AM
> :-To: Kingdom of Artemisia mailing list
> :-Subject: RE: [Artemisia] Spears
> :-
> :-
> :-Greetings to the list,
> :-
> :-My apologies to Ulric for the dessenting opinion, but the last
> :-official word was only 9 ft spears in Artemisia.
> :-
> :-And I agree, a tall spear in camp to show off a banner and mark
> :-your location is very eye catching.
> :-
> :-Thomas
> :-
> :-Jeff Webster <red_belt at msn.com> wrote:
> :-as of this minute, 10 ft spears are allowed in the Kingdom of
> :-Artemisia (per
> :-the marshallate standards) 9 ft spears are allowed in Atenveldt (for
> :-Estrella War) and 12 ft spears are allowed in An Tir (for Honor War and
> :-others)
> :-Sorry if my past post was a little misleading. Of course any
> :-length is legal
> :-for your banner in your encampment, so a 20 ft "spear" that had
> :-your banner
> :-on it, and that did not bow or bend in the wind, would also be a good
> :-addition to your collection. :o)
> :-
> :-Ulric
> :-
> :-
> :->From: Eric & Mary Ward
> :->Reply-To: Kingdom of Artemisia mailing list
> :->
> :->To: Kingdom of Artemisia mailing list
> :->Subject: RE: [Artemisia] Spears
> :->Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 22:23:15 -0600
> :->
> :->Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is that
> :-spears may be
> :->no more than 9 feet in length for use in combat in this kingdom. At 
> war,
> :->in another kingdom, is an entirely different case, of course.
> :->
> :->Owen ap Howell
> :->
> :->
> :->
> :->
> :->>Hey Vlad,
> :->>There are two that I have personally dealt with, both are good.
> :->>One is Mandrake Armory at:
> :->>http://www.mandrakearmory.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc
> :->>then look under the "weapons" tag on the left side. They come in 9 
> foot
> :->>only, black or red fiberglass shafts.
> :->>The other one is Wyndsyngyr's War Gear (ebay store) at:
> :->>http://search.stores.ebay.com/search/search.dll
> :->>GetResult&sid=31025215&fp=0&srchdesc=y&query=sca+armor
> :->>They will sell you spears any length up to 20 ft. at 3 dollars
> :-a foot plus
> :->>shipping. It will be good to go here if you want 10 footers or
> :-12 footers.
> :->>
> :->>Hope this helps,
> :->>Ulric
> :->>
> :->>(who is spear poor, I have 6)
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