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Knight for Hire
Sir Edward:
Well, I heard back from him. He said he looked over the website, etc. Very devoutly religious, as he described it over several paragraphs. Nothing wrong with that of course, just was surprised at the emphasis in reply to my casual inquiry. Haven't seen him sign up for the forum though.
Sir James A:
Re: highlander, McLeod actually started with a generically scottish style sword. Ramirez, his "trainer"/friend, had the katana made by Masamune at some point, I believe he married Masamune's daughter? At some point in the story, Ramirez dies, and McLeod takes up the katana as his weapon of choice. It's a bit ironic, as throughout the training sequences, McLeod is showing flailing about in the "typical" scottish barbarianish style we're used to seeing, and Ramirez tells him he's "no more effective than a small child" (or something to that effect).
I do agree that we are mostly talking titles, and if there's no legal reason we can't call ourselves a knight, it's up to us to do so if we choose. I'd feel a bit more special if someone else conferred it to me. I was knighted at Medieval Times for my 21st birthday; I guess that counts. :)
Sir William:
--- Quote from: Sir Edward on 2010-11-06, 14:11:34 ---
Very devoutly religious, as he described it over several paragraphs. Haven't seen him sign up for the forum though.
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I wonder how he came to that conclusion? I didn't read anything overly religious since my coming here.
Sir Edward:
--- Quote from: Paladin on 2010-11-08, 14:54:54 ---
--- Quote from: Sir Edward on 2010-11-06, 14:11:34 ---
Very devoutly religious, as he described it over several paragraphs. Haven't seen him sign up for the forum though.
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I wonder how he came to that conclusion? I didn't read anything overly religious since my coming here.
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Actually I meant he's very religious, not that he thought our site was. He definitely is a Warrior of God, so to speak.
--- Quote from: James Anderson III on 2010-11-08, 03:09:11 ---Re: highlander, McLeod actually started with a generically scottish style sword. Ramirez, his "trainer"/friend, had the katana made by Masamune at some point, I believe he married Masamune's daughter? At some point in the story, Ramirez dies, and McLeod takes up the katana as his weapon of choice. It's a bit ironic, as throughout the training sequences, McLeod is showing flailing about in the "typical" scottish barbarianish style we're used to seeing, and Ramirez tells him he's "no more effective than a small child" (or something to that effect).
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Heh, yeah Highlander. Ahh, Highlander. :) I grew up with it, and was a huge fan of the TV series. The interesting thing is that neither version of McLeod was ever a knight, but Duncan (from the series) is very knightly throughout, since he's always the utmost of integrity and honor, and defends the weak.
It's funny, when I first saw the first film, I had thought it was really cool sword combat and all that. Now that I've learned a thing or two, I cringe at a lot of the combat in the movie. There's almost no edge control in some of those fights, particularly at the end when he cuts off Kurgan's head with the flat. :)
Sir William:
Oh, I get it...well, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. Religion and knighthood have been bound for centuries; I can definitely get behind that. For myself, I'm not religious, but I am spiritual and my faith is nigh-unshakeable. Easy, really...just look around you; if you can believe all of this is a cosmic accident- I have a bridge for sale I think you'd like. ;)
Highlander...a cult classic. I must admit, the first two were good movies, entertaining- didn't care for the tv series though, or the latter two movies. I hear its up for a remake, so it should be interesting to see what direction they take it. I always found the combat to be cheesy, even when I knew next to nothing about swordplay.
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