SCA and Period Rapier Combat

This is a collection of files that I have assembled from various sources since I first joined the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) in 1989. The information in these files comes from the Rialto newsgroup (rec.org.sca), the old fidonet medieval echo conferance area, various mail lists and articles submitted to me by their authors.

Several types of files are available:

-msg (or no suffix) These files are composed of a variety of short messages from a variety of authors having a common subject .

-art A stand-alone article written by a single author. Some are off of the networks while some were submitted to me by the author.

-bib A bibliography of book and article titles on a single subject.

-FAQ An article file that follows a Frequently Asked Questions format.

All text files are available in three formats, HTML, text and RTF. If the text and RTF formats are not mentioned explicitly in this index, they are available from within the HTML file.

THLord Stefan li Rous (Mark S. Harris, ).

filelist-list The complete list of these Florilegium files. (also text, rtf.)
ATFRCGuide "An Tir Fiberglass Rapier Construction Guide". (also text, rtf.)
bucklers Bucklers. (small shields) in period and SCA.
fencing-art Review of Edgar Castle's fencing books.
fencing SCA rapier combat.
merch-rapier Merchants who sell rapier and fencing gear.
p-rapier Period rapiers and tactics
Ren-o-t-Sword-art "The Styles of Swordplay" by Lord Simon fitz Tomas.
Rap-Cbt-S-Hst-art "Rapier Combat: A Social History" by Don Henry Fox.
r-tourn-ideas Rapier tournament ideas.
Rapier-Armor-art "A Few Practical Notes on the Construction of Rapier Armour" by Mistress Nicolaa de Bracton of Leicester, O.L.
rapier-books Period and modern books on rapier combat.
Silver-1-man "Paradoxes Of Defence". Period rapier manual.
Silver-2-man "Brief Instructions Upon My Paradoxes of Defence". Period rapier manual.
SPD Silly Parrying Devices for SCA rapier.
Styles-Swrdpl-art "The Styles of Swordplay" by Lord Simon fitz Tomas.
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