05-18-2005, 05:00 AM
Having viewed those Italian guys's videos that were posted around here a few weeks ago I think they made a fine example of looking past differences. They had a mix of scutums and armor, some blue, some red, some different patterns, some segmentata, some hamata, bt they got out and did things. Like road marhces and all kinds of evolutions and they looked great. They were reenacting but they were also doing display stuff too. Then they had other times they got together to fight. They had leather segmentatas, and whatever swords (felt? pvc? wood?)but you got to see the formations and the fighting. They had what looked like a full century of guys plus skirmishers and enemies too. Looks like they did stuff for crowds, showing how the guys trained and working out little scenarios.
Now that's a fine start. It was less relevant that they were not all exactly the same than that we got to see roman legionaries doing roman legionary stuff. It's a mix of doing everything.
The hobby needs young guys to grow in this direction, and most young guys are not going to be very attracted by seeing a bunch of old farts (Hey I'm one too) standing around strutting like peacocks, but doing essentially little. Several well thought out events can attract recruits but the young guys are more apt to want to fight march and do all aspects of soldiering not just pitching tents. And already many fine legions are doing these things on a smaller level. As someone said above there would be room for people who wanted to be static, and then those that wanted action.
Here in the US as all are aware there's a very strong tradition of ACW reenacting and it's success facilitated a lot of cross over into other periods to where now there's a very health WW2 reeanctor peoriod with some events reaching hundreds if not a thousand participants. (Not to mention many immense SCA events) People will spend money, commit time and travel, if it looks fun and they feel they are going to capture the essential experience of being a soldier of that time.
Anyways just thinking out loud. If I could only inherit a couple mil!
Los
Now that's a fine start. It was less relevant that they were not all exactly the same than that we got to see roman legionaries doing roman legionary stuff. It's a mix of doing everything.
The hobby needs young guys to grow in this direction, and most young guys are not going to be very attracted by seeing a bunch of old farts (Hey I'm one too) standing around strutting like peacocks, but doing essentially little. Several well thought out events can attract recruits but the young guys are more apt to want to fight march and do all aspects of soldiering not just pitching tents. And already many fine legions are doing these things on a smaller level. As someone said above there would be room for people who wanted to be static, and then those that wanted action.
Here in the US as all are aware there's a very strong tradition of ACW reenacting and it's success facilitated a lot of cross over into other periods to where now there's a very health WW2 reeanctor peoriod with some events reaching hundreds if not a thousand participants. (Not to mention many immense SCA events) People will spend money, commit time and travel, if it looks fun and they feel they are going to capture the essential experience of being a soldier of that time.
Anyways just thinking out loud. If I could only inherit a couple mil!
Los
Los
aka Carlos Lourenco
aka Carlos Lourenco
