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jlasud Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Programming stones Posts: 1686 Transilvania Gender:	Re: Roman+Balearic slinger vs Dacian+Sarmatian Bat Reply #15 - Jun 9^th, 2012 at 2:33pm Jauke wrote on Jun 7^th, 2012 at 3:13pm: You look badass with your haircut and beard. Nice pics, looks like fun Which haircut? just kidding
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jlasud Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Programming stones Posts: 1686 Transilvania Gender:	Re: Roman+Balearic slinger vs Dacian+Sarmatian Bat Reply #16 - Jun 9^th, 2012 at 2:33pm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syCuIzUupqY A very crappy video,that won't do justice ..and it wasn't our best battle
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timann Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2221 Norway Gender:	Re: Roman+Balearic slinger vs Dacian+Sarmatian Bat Reply #17 - Jun 9^th, 2012 at 5:47pm All this is really cool, seems like lots of interesting fun and excitement.
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Pikåru Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Experience teaches only the teachable... Posts: 1375 Colorado USA Gender:	Re: Roman+Balearic slinger vs Dacian+Sarmatian Bat Reply #18 - Jun 9^th, 2012 at 10:45pm You never cease to impress. Very, very cool. Nice job on your outfit. You look great.
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jlasud Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Programming stones Posts: 1686 Transilvania Gender:	Re: Roman+Balearic slinger vs Dacian+Sarmatian Bat Reply #19 - Jun 10^th, 2012 at 1:17am Thanks guys! It's fun and thankfully everyone returned to home healthy. Usually 1-2 bruises,a little blood but after such metal flinging it's a wonder that everyone's in one piece
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timann Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2221 Norway Gender:	Re: Roman+Balearic slinger vs Dacian+Sarmatian Bat Reply #20 - Jun 10^th, 2012 at 4:13am It`s fun as long as nobody loose an eye or a tooth timann
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Reply #21 - Jun 10^th, 2012 at 5:50am

And if they will, it'll add realism to the representation Grin

By the way, I also often wonder how Europe would be now if the Roman Empire failed... then Monty Python's "Brian of Nazareth" enlightened me:
Arab rebel:"Stop the Romans! What did they do for us?"
A moment of silence... and then:"They gave us the aqueduct" "And sanitation" "And roads" "And irrigation.... medicine.... the school.... and the thermae!".
Arab rebel:"Ok ok but regardeless of this, what did they DO for us?" "They brought the pax!" Grin

It's a funny piece, try looking for it on YT, it was the People's Front of Judea Wink

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David Morningstar Slinging.org Moderator Forum Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2951 UK	Re: Roman+Balearic slinger vs Dacian+Sarmatian Bat Reply #22 - Jun 10^th, 2012 at 6:00am The crowd loved it and the kit looks excellent. You should try and get video of you slinging with your Roman friends.
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Reply #23 - Jun 10^th, 2012 at 3:24pm

timann wrote on Jun 10^th, 2012 at 4:13am:

It`s fun as long as nobody loose an eye or a tooth Wink

timann

The worst injury since the group was founded,was a guys half pinky finger was cut..he was playing dead and the battle was over and another guy sticked his spear in the ground,without much attention i guess,full of adrenaline..
Also the public in this case was a bit dangerously close to the roman shield wall,IMO as the concave shields can easily ricochet an arrow sideways,towards the crowd..I'm not satisfied by the management of how things are done in the group,and i'll make some safety suggestions.

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Mauro Fiorentini Slinging.org Moderator Offline Forge your future with the hammer of your mind! Posts: 3076 Ancona, Italy. Gender:	Re: Roman+Balearic slinger vs Dacian+Sarmatian Bat Reply #24 - Jun 10^th, 2012 at 3:28pm I strongly suggest you to wear gloves and, these who have them, to reinforce your helmets with steel bands (some Roman originals were reinforced with additional iron crosses). Stay safe!! Mauro.
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Reply #25 - Jun 10^th, 2012 at 3:42pm

The roman legionaries have their forearm leather band? which protects their shield holding arm,from the shield knocking their skin of.
One of the romans has reinforcements on his helmet,but helmets are very rarely hit,as we try to maintain the gear in shape.Exception are the shield which are hit quite badly everytime,so it makes loud battle noise.

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Mauro Fiorentini Slinging.org Moderator Offline Forge your future with the hammer of your mind! Posts: 3076 Ancona, Italy. Gender:	Re: Roman+Balearic slinger vs Dacian+Sarmatian Bat Reply #26 - Jun 10^th, 2012 at 6:42pm When I was a mighty archer re-enactor, helmets were my favourite targets, that's why I wrote that But using short ranged weapons, you're wise to aim mainly to the shields, it's spectacular and safe, nice combo! Greetings, Mauro.
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jlasud Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Programming stones Posts: 1686 Transilvania Gender:	Re: Roman+Balearic slinger vs Dacian+Sarmatian Bat Reply #27 - Jun 11^th, 2012 at 1:04am most arrows the archers use are field tipped ones..and they shoot it at the roman shield wall.They also have some arrows with wine corks. These could also put an eye out ..so no head high aiming. Also these reenactments are mostly improvisation so we have no spectacular coreografies
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Reply #28 - Jun 11^th, 2012 at 4:07am

Judging with the public's eye, I bet every re-enactment is spectacular, whether it's organized or not Wink

When I was an archer and shoot at people I used shorter arrows, so that I couldn't fully open my bow, therefore giving less power, and they had wine corks too. But the bow was a 55# at full draw, so a good hit could do bad to a face - that's why I aimed to closed helmets or shields Wink

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curious_aardvark Slinging.org Administrator Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 9099 Midlands England Gender:	Re: Roman+Balearic slinger vs Dacian+Sarmatian Bat Reply #29 - Jun 13^th, 2012 at 11:39am Certainly looks like fun And the 'grappling hook' weapon is actually a billhook. Standard farming implement for slashing brush and branches and - obviously - an excellent weapon as well But whoever took that video obviously had the shakes bad.
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