Support staff circled fighters like pit crews, swiftly removing helmets, repairing buttons and leather straps and hydrating exhausted knights.
And they speak darkly of “helmet horrors” when they hyperventilate and feel close to suffocation. Fighters struggle to see what’s coming at them. The trade-off is that many offer a narrow window on the world, maybe an inch high. Helmets, which can weigh 16 pounds, provide critical protection. “I’m bleeding, someone help me get this helmet off,” said Colorado Warden Paxton Smith, 25, who sustained a large cut above his eye. Sister Norma Pimentel, a nun famous for her compassion toward migrants, said that parties on both sides of the aisle turned the bus carrying migrants from Texas to L.A. She says both Texas and California used them as pawns Kneecaps and ligaments have been torn.įor Subscribers This nun defends migrants. Fighters have suffered concussions and broken fingers, ribs, noses, legs, arms, teeth and collarbones. A loose chin strap can send a helmet crashing into the nose or teeth. Some participants acknowledge a different motivation: “I’m just here for the violence,” said Blade Pool (his real name, he said) of the Corpus Christi Rust Knights, a 28-year-old blacksmith’s son who drove about 17 hours from Texas for the tournament.Īrmor, which can cost between $1,500 and $15,000, protects against most injuries, but not all. “I have been a nerd and a jock my whole life, so this scratches both itches for me.” Pay rate is always minimum but tips can be good. “Two common threads run through those who do this sport - you have a combat sports background or you’re a nerd into Dungeons and Dragons,” said Spence Fasching, 51, captain of Minnesota’s Twin Cities Wyverns who were fighting at the Colorado event. Read what Food Server employee has to say about working at Medieval Times: I worked as a food server here for many years. When your polling place is a dungeon: Medieval Times workers vote on unionizing Melees can range from bouts of two versus two up to 150 versus 150, where scads of knights engage in brutal battles that, to the untrained eye, resemble attempted murder or at least assault and battery. Most rounds - whether in group battles called melees or one-on-one duels - usually last only a minute or so. No stabbing, no chopping the back of necks, no hitting feet, no striking behind the knees, no groin shots - similar to the 13th century but with a 21st century nod to safety like helmet padding to decrease concussions and medical care that relies more on physicians than barbers. Governing bodies such as the International Medieval Combat Federation set rules for the fighters. The first “Battle of the Nations” was held in Ukraine in 2010, sparking global interest. The sport, kept alive in Russia and Ukraine, underwent a resurgence in the 1990s.
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