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Title: Les Medievales Europeennes de Bitche
Post by: Sir William on 2012-08-03, 13:00:02

This is a renaissance festival that occurs in Bitche, France, along the border it shares with Germany; this particular festival is one of France's largest, having had 11,000 people visit last summer.  This time, brigands dressed as knights absconded with the festival's earnings- as funny as it sounds, this is no joke, it really did happen.  Read on:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/9439102/Knights-rob-French-medieval-festival.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/9439102/Knights-rob-French-medieval-festival.html)

Title: Re: Les Medievales Europeennes de Bitche
Post by: Sir Edward on 2012-08-03, 15:24:38

It wasn't me, I swear. Even though the target was French. :)

Seriously, that stinks.

Title: Re: Les Medievales Europeennes de Bitche
Post by: Sir William on 2012-08-03, 16:48:04

LOL, right - would've been appropro had we done it!  I agree, it is a shame...and to be taken unawares by French knights, a travesty!  They were probably Poitevans.

Title: Re: Les Medievales Europeennes de Bitche
Post by: Lord Dane on 2012-08-03, 16:50:07

Quote from: Sir Edward on 2012-08-03, 15:24:38

It wasn't me, I swear. Even though the target was French. :)

Seriously, that stinks.

What?? Someone stole from the French coffers??? Hmmmmm. How should I feel about that?? I mean...it is the French.  ::)

Well....being I am mostly Italian/English descent, I guess I'll keep that out of this. Anyone discrediting the image of knightly virtue is exactly the type my Order despise. "Selflessness above all, service to all, and justice before all" ... so time to go hunting, my Brethren. Arm up for some fun!!!!

Title: Re: Les Medievales Europeennes de Bitche
Post by: Sir James A on 2012-08-03, 17:18:15

Clearly french. "Struck one of the organizers with an axe handle." Try that amongst the english, or germans, and the other organizers would have you eating that axe handle in short order.

Seriously though, definitely sucks. I wonder what that will mean for helmets / masks at future events?

Title: Re: Les Medievales Europeennes de Bitche
Post by: Lord Dane on 2012-08-03, 19:03:20

Quote from: James Anderson III on 2012-08-03, 17:18:15

Clearly french. "Struck one of the organizers with an axe handle." Try that amongst the english, or germans, and the other organizers would have you eating that axe handle in short order.

Seriously though, definitely sucks. I wonder what that will mean for helmets / masks at future events?

Means put some undercover Frenchies into the faire dressed as brigands. LOL Here's an idea....detail cops? better means of identifying costumed parties attending the event?? better security with the money?? I don't know...just thoughts....

On 2nd thought based on history, better they hire outside the French for proper security. :)

Title: Re: Les Medievales Europeennes de Bitche
Post by: Sir Patrick on 2012-08-03, 21:43:31

That was pretty bold, so the perpetrators were obviously not French knights ;). Real French knights would have taunted the victims into submission.

Title: Re: Les Medievales Europeennes de Bitche
Post by: Sir William on 2012-08-07, 13:36:12

LOL @ that taunting

Touche, sir!

Title: Re: Les Medievales Europeennes de Bitche
Post by: Sir Wolf on 2012-08-07, 14:54:46

i saw who did it, wore green tights and a green/brown tunic. wore a hood. had a bow n arrows too

Title: Re: Les Medievales Europeennes de Bitche
Post by: Sir William on 2012-08-07, 16:38:12

Maybe he mistook them for Normans?