Good even, gentle knights. I recommend me unto you, and pray you receive me into this noble fellowship.
On a less archaic note, my given name is actually Percival, although most people call me Percy, and you all may as well. It isn't my original given name, but I changed my name to Percival because I loathed my given name from birth and liked this name best.
I currently live in Vancouver, Canada and work as an ESL tutor, although I'm planning to attend law school beginning next year. I originally wanted to be mediaevalist and hold a BA and MA in mediaeval studies, writing my thesis on knightly identity in the Middle English romance Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and its relation to the development of the actual institution in late mediaeval England. Some years ago, however, I decided that I did not want an academic career, despite my love of the Middle Ages (and chivalric culture in particular). I may eventually try for a PhD, but not in the near future.
I'm somewhat of a latecomer to Western Martial Arts, having only become involved a year or two ago. My involvement has been limited thus far, but I hope to do more. I do volunteer work for a local WMA school here in Vancouver called Academie Duello, and I've taken some swordplay classes and tried out their mounted-combat programme. I don't own any gear or garb yet, but I'd like to acquire some once my finances permit, as I've got a good sense of the kit I'd like to assemble. I've never done any reenactment, either, although I'm interested in trying it out at some point.
