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Round Tables, and Modern Orders of Chivalry
Sir Edward:
When I bought my Albion Talhoffer a while back from a myArmoury forum member, I had asked him if the sword had been used for anything (cutting, etc), and he said that aside from cutting up a couple of cardboard boxes, it had only been taken to a few Round Tables. At first my reaction was "huh?" I mean, I knew what he meant, but my thought was "people actually do that?"
I've been part of a lot of online communities, and various interest groups for different hobbies and the like, but until I started meeting people in the WMA community and on some of these forums in the last couple of years, I never knew that there were communities of people out there who had the same level of interest and respect for these things. I should have guessed, I suppose. :) But I never knew where to look. I tried googling many times, and even posed questions on some other forums, trying to find information about knightly or chivalric groups (conducting themselves as orders, or just as a bunch of enthusiasts, or whatever). People generally don't seem to advertise this sort of thing. Pretty much all I could find was the Selohaar website for many years (which, BTW, from reading over the site, I think is awesome).
It gives me a new sense of hope and renewed camaraderie to know that there are like-minded people here. And it reminds me that I must make a greater effort to attend the events that I can and take part in it. :)
It makes me wish I had a grand hall to host such a thing! I think the little cardboard box of a house that I have wouldn't really support it. :)
Sir Edward:
Hah, it occurred to me that the "round table" he mentioned in reference to my Talhoffer might have been with regards to the Albion Collectors Guild:
http://albion-sword-collectors-guild.com/
http://albion-sword-collectors-guild.com/join.htm
... but that still doesn't diminish what I was saying... :)
Sir Matthew:
I would certainly like to participate in something like this. Time considerations may limit my involvement as well.
Dragonlover:
I suppose, Sir Edward, that there are a LOT of these groups out there. Some basing themselves on
"The Order of the Garter" and other such historical groups and factions. They all go back to all of us
wishing and doing our best to strive to a higher purpose, I would assume.
And who says that a "Great Hall" isnt the blue sky we all live under day in and day out? ;)
Sir Edward:
Well, speaking of round tables, someone on Chivalry-Now pointed these out on youtube:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKE8rCYLh00&NR=1[/youtube]
I want one!
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