Jousting Knights Lived Dangerously!

fernando · 24th December 2013, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Matchlock

...Now go on celebrate with your love ones, everybody! ...

We are (also) celebrating here

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kronckew · 24th December 2013, 05:05 PM

those photos were just stunning and i'm jealous as i'll likely never get to see it in person.

the bavarian genes in me admire the beauty and want to go out for a beer.

the prussian gene lurking in the background wonders how they defended the castle with all them windows and gaps in the walls. (and no moat monster).

aw heck. tonite i'll be bavarian. or maybe tyrolean - i am after all half austrian.

Fröliche Weihnachten! und ein Gutes Neue Jahr!

Grusse Gott,

Matchlock · 24th December 2013, 05:22 PM

Can there be an ethnic mixture more promising?!

PROST - cheers!

m

fernando · 24th December 2013, 05:40 PM

What ... beer ? No !

I will eat my 8 cms. thick fish cod with a dry fruity Douro white and will follow with a (14º vol.) red, also from Douro ... to keep in the same region. Will accompany Christmas dessert with a sparkling brut from the Bairrada area

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kronckew · 24th December 2013, 05:50 PM

i'll have a nice dow's reserve porto with my americano pizza (mostly pepperoni & sliced wursts) tonight to toast our poor portuguese compadre sadly forced to eat fish. (i'm saving the roast duck, sprouts, and taters & a large bottle of stout for tommorrow - and mebbe a few more portos).

the douro valley is beautiful, tho how they grow grapes on those sheer cliff faces is a mystery.

i did note the people tending the vines all wore safety ropes to keep from falling off.

fernando · 25th December 2013, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by kronckew

... (i'm saving the roast duck, sprouts, and taters & a large bottle of stout for tommorrow - and mebbe a few more portos).

I have for lunch roast wild game and the the rest of the sparkling whine bottle. Maybe not an orthodox mix but ...

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Originally Posted by kronckew

... the Douro valley is beautiful, thow how they grow grapes on those sheer cliff faces is a mystery.

i did note the people tending the vines all wore safety ropes to keep from falling off.

Those are the younger folks. You haven't been there long enough to notice that the elder have one leg shorter than the other

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A Senefelder · 25th December 2013, 02:07 PM

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who was healed after having a lance pierce his right eye during a tournament.

I've actually seen this happen. Back in the 90's I had a booth at a local renaissance festival. The jousting troupe that did the shows there was a full contact group. One of the participants had a lance shard pass through the vision slot/occularum of his close helmet and go in a millimeter under his eye. He was taken out of the show on a stretcher with his helmet still on as one end of the shard was protruding from it and they did not want to risk making things worse before a doctor looked at it. The fella was very lucky, he did not loose the eye. I had read historical accounts of this sort of thing happening but actually seeing it was positively unsettling. The dangers of engaging in that activity haven't changed in 4-500 years.

Marcus den toom · 24th December 2013, 05:31 PM

Great footage Michael

Aaaah to be a German, es wäre toll gewesen

A friendly german send me this last year after a great deal on a wheel lock i bought from him, Wunderbar

"When the snow falls wunderbar
And the children happy are,
When is Glatteis on the street,
And we all a Glühwein need,
Then you know, it is soweit:
She is here, the Weihnachtszeit

Every Parkhaus ist besetzt,
Weil die people fahren jetzt
All to Kaufhof, Mediamarkt,
Kriegen nearly Herzinfarkt.
Shopping hirnverbrannte things
And the Christmasglocke rings.

Merry Christmas, merry Christmas,
Hear the music, see the lights,
Frohe Weihnacht, Frohe Weihnacht,
Merry Christmas allerseits...

Mother in the kitchen bakes
Schoko-, Nuss- and Mandelkeks
Daddy in the Nebenraum
Schmücks a Riesen-Weihnachtsbaum
He is hanging auf the balls,
Then he from the Leiter falls...

Finally the Kinderlein
To the Zimmer kommen rein
And it sings the family
Schauerlich: "Oh, Christmastree!"
And everybody in the house
Is packing die Geschenke aus.

Merry Christmas, merry Christmas,
Hear the music, see the lights,
Frohe Weihnacht, Frohe Weihnacht
Merry Christmas allerseits...

Mama finds under the Tanne
Eine brandnew Teflon-Pfanne,
Papa gets a Schlips and Socken,
Everybody does frohlocken.

President speaks in TV,
All around is Harmonie,
Bis mother in the kitchen runs:
Im Ofen burns the Weihnachtsgans.

And so comes die Feuerwehr
With Tatü, tata daher,
And they bring a long, long Schlauch
And a long, long Leiter auch.
And they crying: "Wasser marsch!"
Weihnachtsfest is now im Arsch.

Merry Christmas, merry Christmas,
Hear the music, see the lights,
Frohe Weihnacht, Frohe Weihnacht
Merry Christmas allerseits!"

24th December 2013, 05:05 PM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,224	those photos were just stunning and i'm jealous as i'll likely never get to see it in person. the bavarian genes in me admire the beauty and want to go out for a beer. the prussian gene lurking in the background wonders how they defended the castle with all them windows and gaps in the walls. (and no moat monster). aw heck. tonite i'll be bavarian. or maybe tyrolean - i am after all half austrian. Fröliche Weihnachten! und ein Gutes Neue Jahr! Grusse Gott, Last edited by kronckew; 24th December 2013 at 05:26 PM.

24th December 2013, 05:22 PM	#3
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Can there be an ethnic mixture more promising?! PROST - cheers! m

24th December 2013, 05:40 PM	#4
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	What ... beer ? No ! I will eat my 8 cms. thick fish cod with a dry fruity Douro white and will follow with a (14º vol.) red, also from Douro ... to keep in the same region. Will accompany Christmas dessert with a sparkling brut from the Bairrada area .

24th December 2013, 05:50 PM	#5
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,224	i'll have a nice dow's reserve porto with my americano pizza (mostly pepperoni & sliced wursts) tonight to toast our poor portuguese compadre sadly forced to eat fish. (i'm saving the roast duck, sprouts, and taters & a large bottle of stout for tommorrow - and mebbe a few more portos). the douro valley is beautiful, tho how they grow grapes on those sheer cliff faces is a mystery. i did note the people tending the vines all wore safety ropes to keep from falling off.

24th December 2013, 05:31 PM	#8
Marcus den toom Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Netherlands Posts: 535	Great footage Michael Aaaah to be a German, es wäre toll gewesen A friendly german send me this last year after a great deal on a wheel lock i bought from him, Wunderbar "When the snow falls wunderbar And the children happy are, When is Glatteis on the street, And we all a Glühwein need, Then you know, it is soweit: She is here, the Weihnachtszeit Every Parkhaus ist besetzt, Weil die people fahren jetzt All to Kaufhof, Mediamarkt, Kriegen nearly Herzinfarkt. Shopping hirnverbrannte things And the Christmasglocke rings. Merry Christmas, merry Christmas, Hear the music, see the lights, Frohe Weihnacht, Frohe Weihnacht, Merry Christmas allerseits... Mother in the kitchen bakes Schoko-, Nuss- and Mandelkeks Daddy in the Nebenraum Schmücks a Riesen-Weihnachtsbaum He is hanging auf the balls, Then he from the Leiter falls... Finally the Kinderlein To the Zimmer kommen rein And it sings the family Schauerlich: "Oh, Christmastree!" And everybody in the house Is packing die Geschenke aus. Merry Christmas, merry Christmas, Hear the music, see the lights, Frohe Weihnacht, Frohe Weihnacht Merry Christmas allerseits... Mama finds under the Tanne Eine brandnew Teflon-Pfanne, Papa gets a Schlips and Socken, Everybody does frohlocken. President speaks in TV, All around is Harmonie, Bis mother in the kitchen runs: Im Ofen burns the Weihnachtsgans. And so comes die Feuerwehr With Tatü, tata daher, And they bring a long, long Schlauch And a long, long Leiter auch. And they crying: "Wasser marsch!" Weihnachtsfest is now im Arsch. Merry Christmas, merry Christmas, Hear the music, see the lights, Frohe Weihnacht, Frohe Weihnacht Merry Christmas allerseits!"