https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Moustache_War&feed=atom&action=historyMoustache War - Revision history2024-03-28T10:03:42ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.41.0https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Moustache_War&diff=6130&oldid=prevZubeydah: /* first-hand accounts of the Moustache War */2013-07-19T00:37:30Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">first-hand accounts of the Moustache War</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Moustache War was an event held by the baronies of [[Bryn Gwlad]] and [[the Steppes]], in April of AS 23 (1989.) It is reputed to be the first Ansteorran event in which combat archery played a significant role [http://lists.ansteorra.org/pipermail/ansteorra-ansteorra.org/1996-October/004644.html]. It centered on a supposed dispute between Robin of Gilwell, then Baron of the Steppes, and various members of the populace of Bryn Gwlad who sported moustaches despite the fact that Baron Robin had registered, "A mustache pointed," as his heraldic badge in July of 1981 [http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/1981/07/lar.htm]. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Moustache War was an event held by the baronies of [[Bryn Gwlad]] and [[the Steppes]], in April of AS 23 (1989.) It is reputed to be the first Ansteorran event in which combat archery played a significant role [http://lists.ansteorra.org/pipermail/ansteorra-ansteorra.org/1996-October/004644.html]. It centered on a supposed dispute between Robin of Gilwell, then Baron of the Steppes, and various members of the populace of Bryn Gwlad who sported moustaches despite the fact that Baron Robin had registered, "A mustache pointed," as his heraldic badge in July of 1981 [http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/1981/07/lar.htm]. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Long ago, when Johann von Gaustein and Erika Segenlein were our leaders, and Robin and Adelicia of Gilwell were Baron and Baroness of the Steppes, there came a time of strife between our two baronies. It seems that <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">B. </del>Robin registered a badge in A.S. XVI whose blazon was "(Tinctureless) A moustache pointed."</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Long ago, when Johann von Gaustein and Erika Segenlein were our leaders, and Robin and Adelicia of Gilwell were Baron and Baroness of the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>Steppes<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</ins>, there came a time of strife between our two baronies. It seems that <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Baron </ins>Robin registered a badge in A.S. XVI whose blazon was "(Tinctureless) A moustache pointed."</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>At some point, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">B. </del>Robin decided the fact that <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">B. </del>Johann sported a healthy bit of hair on his upper lip was a misuse of his (Robin's) badge. The fact that several others in our fair Barony, Dons Blaine Attewood and Diarmuid mac Ruis among them, sported quite wonderful handlebar mustaches he took as an additional "affront" to his honor. He wanted satisfaction. Specifically, he wanted the badges to be used no longer. The fine gentlemen of our barony refused his request.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>At some point, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Baron </ins>Robin decided the fact that <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Baron </ins>Johann sported a healthy bit of hair on his upper lip was a misuse of his (Robin's) badge. The fact that several others in our fair Barony, Dons Blaine Attewood and Diarmuid mac Ruis among them, sported quite wonderful handlebar mustaches he took as an additional "affront" to his honor. He wanted satisfaction. Specifically, he wanted the badges to be used no longer. The fine gentlemen of our barony refused his request.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Zubeydahhttps://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Moustache_War&diff=2333&oldid=prevCoblaith: /* Tivar's memories of the Mustache War: */2010-07-01T19:56:39Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Tivar's memories of the Mustache War:</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Mustache War was something of a spinoff from another inter-baronial war a few years earlier In that one, Baron Bjorn of [[Namron]] decided that since the Barony of [[Bjornsborg]] was obviously named after him, it should therefore pay him tribute, or possibly it belonged to him--stories differed. (The fact that Bjornsborg had been in existence since before Bjorn had even heard of the SCA was conveniently ignored.) For several months claims and counter-claims were posted in the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</del>Black Star<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</del>, each more preposterous than the last.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Mustache War was something of a spinoff from another inter-baronial war a few years earlier In that one, Baron Bjorn of [[Namron]] decided that since the Barony of [[Bjornsborg]] was obviously named after him, it should therefore pay him tribute, or possibly it belonged to him--stories differed. (The fact that Bjornsborg had been in existence since before Bjorn had even heard of the SCA was conveniently ignored.) For several months claims and counter-claims were posted in the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''</ins>Black Star<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''</ins>, each more preposterous than the last.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Anyway, My lady and I were driving back from a Steppes Twelfth Night with Baron Johann and Baroness Erika, and got to talking about that war, and decided it'd be fun to do it again. At that point, Don Robin of Gilwell (whose heraldic device features a mustache) was Baron of the Steppes and one of Bryn Gwlad's prominent citizens was Don Blayne AtteWood, who sported a particularly impressive handlebar mustache--an obvious infringement on Robin's arms. To emphasize the seriousness of the crisis, the war was scheduled for April Fool's Day. (Unfortunately, some people took it seriously anyway, which just goes to show the Perversity of Human Nature.)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Anyway, My lady and I were driving back from a Steppes Twelfth Night with Baron Johann and Baroness Erika, and got to talking about that war, and decided it'd be fun to do it again. At that point, Don Robin of Gilwell (whose heraldic device features a mustache) was Baron of the Steppes and one of Bryn Gwlad's prominent citizens was Don Blayne AtteWood, who sported a particularly impressive handlebar mustache--an obvious infringement on Robin's arms. To emphasize the seriousness of the crisis, the war was scheduled for April Fool's Day. (Unfortunately, some people took it seriously anyway, which just goes to show the Perversity of Human Nature.)</div></td></tr>
</table>Coblaithhttps://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Moustache_War&diff=2332&oldid=prevCoblaith at 19:55, 1 July 20102010-07-01T19:55:52Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Mustache War was something of a spinoff from another inter-baronial war a few years earlier In that one, Baron Bjorn of [[Namron]] decided that since the Barony of [[Bjornsborg]] was obviously named after him, it should therefore pay him tribute, or possibly it belonged to him--stories differed. (The fact that Bjornsborg had been in existence since before Bjorn had even heard of the SCA was conveniently ignored.) For several months claims and counter-claims were posted in the [[Black Star]], each more preposterous than the last.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Mustache War was something of a spinoff from another inter-baronial war a few years earlier In that one, Baron Bjorn of [[Namron]] decided that since the Barony of [[Bjornsborg]] was obviously named after him, it should therefore pay him tribute, or possibly it belonged to him--stories differed. (The fact that Bjornsborg had been in existence since before Bjorn had even heard of the SCA was conveniently ignored.) For several months claims and counter-claims were posted in the [[Black Star]], each more preposterous than the last.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Coblaithhttps://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Moustache_War&diff=2293&oldid=prevCoblaith at 19:29, 1 July 20102010-07-01T19:29:41Z<p></p>
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</table>Coblaithhttps://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Moustache_War&diff=2143&oldid=prevFitzmorgan: Added a few links2010-05-23T12:49:57Z<p>Added a few links</p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Mustache War was something of a spinoff from another inter-baronial war a few years earlier In that one, Baron Bjorn of Namron decided that since the Barony of Bjornsborg was obviously named after him, it should therefore pay him tribute, or possibly it belonged to him--stories differed. (The fact that Bjornsborg had been in existence since before Bjorn had even heard of the SCA was conveniently ignored.) For several months claims and counter-claims were posted in the Black Star, each more preposterous than the last.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Mustache War was something of a spinoff from another inter-baronial war a few years earlier In that one, Baron Bjorn of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>Namron<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </ins>decided that since the Barony of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>Bjornsborg<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </ins>was obviously named after him, it should therefore pay him tribute, or possibly it belonged to him--stories differed. (The fact that Bjornsborg had been in existence since before Bjorn had even heard of the SCA was conveniently ignored.) For several months claims and counter-claims were posted in the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>Black Star<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</ins>, each more preposterous than the last.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Anyway, My lady and I were driving back from a Steppes Twelfth Night with Baron Johann and Baroness Erika, and got to talking about that war, and decided it'd be fun to do it again. At that point, Don Robin of Gilwell (whose heraldic device features a mustache) was Baron of the Steppes and one of Bryn Gwlad's prominent citizens was Don Blayne AtteWood, who sported a particularly impressive handlebar mustache--an obvious infringement on Robin's arms. To emphasize the seriousness of the crisis, the war was scheduled for April Fool's Day. (Unfortunately, some people took it seriously anyway, which just goes to show the Perversity of Human Nature.)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Anyway, My lady and I were driving back from a Steppes Twelfth Night with Baron Johann and Baroness Erika, and got to talking about that war, and decided it'd be fun to do it again. At that point, Don Robin of Gilwell (whose heraldic device features a mustache) was Baron of the Steppes and one of Bryn Gwlad's prominent citizens was Don Blayne AtteWood, who sported a particularly impressive handlebar mustache--an obvious infringement on Robin's arms. To emphasize the seriousness of the crisis, the war was scheduled for April Fool's Day. (Unfortunately, some people took it seriously anyway, which just goes to show the Perversity of Human Nature.)</div></td></tr>
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</table>Fitzmorganhttps://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Moustache_War&diff=2018&oldid=prevDonTivar at 12:25, 17 May 20102010-05-17T12:25:13Z<p></p>
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</table>DonTivarhttps://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Moustache_War&diff=2015&oldid=prevCoblaith at 23:18, 13 May 20102010-05-13T23:18:14Z<p></p>
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</table>Coblaithhttps://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Moustache_War&diff=2014&oldid=prevCoblaith at 23:17, 13 May 20102010-05-13T23:17:57Z<p></p>
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</table>Coblaithhttps://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Moustache_War&diff=2011&oldid=prevCoblaith: New page: The Moustache War was an event held by the baronies of Bryn Gwlad and the Steppes, perhaps in April of 1989. It is reputed to be the first Ansteorran event in which combat archery...2010-05-13T23:05:42Z<p>New page: The Moustache War was an event held by the baronies of <a href="/wiki/index.php?title=Bryn_Gwlad" title="Bryn Gwlad">Bryn Gwlad</a> and the <a href="/wiki/index.php?title=Steppes" class="mw-redirect" title="Steppes">Steppes</a>, perhaps in April of 1989. It is reputed to be the first Ansteorran event in which combat archery...</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The Moustache War was an event held by the baronies of [[Bryn Gwlad]] and the [[Steppes]], perhaps in April of 1989. It is reputed to be the first Ansteorran event in which combat archery played a significant role [http://lists.ansteorra.org/pipermail/ansteorra-ansteorra.org/1996-October/004644.html]. It centered on a supposed dispute between Robin of Gilwell, then Baron of the Steppes, and various members of the populace of Bryn Gwlad who sported moustaches despite the fact that Baron Robin had registered, "(Tinctureless) A moustache pointed," as his heraldic badge in July of 1981. <br />
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==first-hand accounts of the Moustache War==<br />
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Mustache War as told by Rhiannon o Goed Niwlog:<br />
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Long ago, when Johann von Gaustein and Erika Segenlein were our leaders, and Robin and Adelicia of Gilwell were Baron and Baroness of the Steppes, there came a time of strife between our two baronies. It seems that B. Robin registered a badge in A.S. XVI whose blazon was "(Tinctureless) A moustache pointed."<br />
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At some point, B. Robin decided the fact that B. Johann sported a healthy bit of hair on his upper lip was a misuse of his (Robin's) badge. The fact that several others in our fair Barony, Dons Blaine Attewood and Diarmuid mac Ruis among them, sported quite wonderful handlebar mustaches he took as an additional "affront" to his honor. He wanted satisfaction. Specifically, he wanted the badges to be used no longer. The fine gentlemen of our barony refused his request.<br />
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After several months of conferences and correspondence through the Black Star, no peaceful resolution was found to the disagreement. To everyone's regret (yeah, right!), the two mighty baronies met on the field of battle in the lands north of Emerald Keep known as Bellmead (if my time-dimmed memory is still working). The two barons agreed that the vanquished of their trial by arms would pay a penalty of many chocolate chip cookies to the army of the victor.<br />
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And much silliness ensued.<br />
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Tivar's memories of the Mustache War:<br />
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The Mustache War was something of a spinoff from another inter-baronial war a few years earlier In that one, Baron Bjorn of Namron decided that since the Barony of Bjornsborg was obviously named after him, it should therefore pay him tribute, or possibly it belonged to him--stories differed. (The fact that Bjornsborg had been in existence since before Bjorn had even heard of the SCA was conveniently ignored.) For several months claims and counter-claims were posted in the Black Star, each more preposterous than the last.<br />
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Anyway, My lady and I were driving back from a Steppes Twelfth Night with Baron Johann and Baroness Erika, and got to talking about that war, and decided it'd be fun to do it again. At that point, Don Robin of Gilwell (whose heraldic device features a mustache) was Baron of the Steppes and one of Bryn Gwlad's prominent citizens was Don Blayne AtteWood, who sported a particularly impressive handlebar mustache--an obvious infringement on Robin's arms. To emphasize the seriousness of the crisis, the war was scheduled for April Fool's Day. (Unfortunately, some people took it seriously anyway, which just goes to show the Perversity of Human Nature.)<br />
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At the war, the Steppes had recruited quite a few "hotshot" fighters, most notably Duke Inman who was probably the best fighter in Ansteorra and one of the best in the entire SCA. Bryn Gwald, on the other hand, had mostly mid-level and beginner fighters but lots more archers with lots of arrows. In each melee, as soon as "lay on" was called, our archers started by picking off the top-level folks on the other side, and kept shooting until everyone on the other side was dead. I wasn't keeping score, but I'm pretty sure that Inman was killed within the first thirty seconds or so of every battle, and I'm not sure if he ever got to throw a blow all day. He was, understandably, not happy.<br />
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-Tivar Moondragon<br />
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Conor Drummond [http://lists.ansteorra.org/htdig.cgi/bryn-gwlad-ansteorra.org/2006-September/028028.html on the shooting of Duke Inman]</div>Coblaith