Hold muh mead.
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Posted on 10/10/2018 9:35:43 AM PDT by Gamecock
A Medieval knight re-enactor has impaled himself with his lance during a performance and died.
News outlets report 53-year-old Peter Barclay, of Virginia, was competing in an equestrian game in Williamstown, Kentucky, when he was wounded Saturday. Barclay's brother and the president of event holder Society for Creative Anachronism, John Fulton, says Barclay was trying to spear a paper plate on the ground.
Fulton says in a Facebook post that the metal-tipped lance hit the ground and flipped, stabbing Barclay's chest. He says Barclay, who performed under the name "Master Terafan Greydragon," died while being flown to a hospital.
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It's a little of both. "Petard" is derived from a Middle French word for "fart," so the exploding device must have sounded rather like flatulence.
Etymology is fascinating. For instance, word "harass" takes on a new flavor when traced back to an Old French word for "to sic a dog on."
“CHOPPER! SIC BALLS!”
(Sorry...from one of my favorite movies “Stand by Me”...:)
Seriously, though, I agree. Etymology is really interesting to me as well.
I like stories like this because it allows me to say “Jeez I’m glad I’m not that stupid”.
“A Medieval knight re-enactor has impaled himself with his lance during a performance and died.”
Just because it’s not real to you, doesn’t mean the lance isn’t taking it seriously.
Rough way to go.
Medieval paper plates?
I agree it’s a sad freak accident. A number of years ago, IIRC also in Virginia, a reenactor was accidentally killed by a gun that wasn’t supposed to have live ammunition.
Lightning
Car racing has had numerous deaths, among them Dale Earnhardt.
Volume.
Weather has been cra-cra; a few nights low 30s....turned the heat on in the house; today 70-80s and the ac is on full blast.
I think the leaf peepers will be disappointed that the foliage is about done up here, if they come this far north.
Waiting to see snow on the summit soon. :)
There’s bear stew in your future. :)
Hold muh mead.
This topic was posted , thanks Gamecock.
Never had the slightest interest in any medieval anything.
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