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Postby Lochaber Axe » Tue Oct 28, 2003 4:21 am

I'm new here and just wanted to say hi. As a note, if any of you don't get the name a lochaber axe is a Scottish pole weapon in the pole cleaver family. Heh... im a medieval weapons ethusiast. Not goth though... just wanted to make that clear. I AM NOT GOTH! :cool:
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Postby TheMelodyMaker » Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:23 am

Guess I'll be the first. Welcome to CAA! ^_^
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Postby inkjet1987 » Tue Oct 28, 2003 10:02 am

Nice to see you! Have a great time! :thumb:
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Postby EireWolf » Tue Oct 28, 2003 10:55 am

Welcome! :lick:
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Postby Razgriz » Tue Oct 28, 2003 12:18 pm

Welcome and enjoy your stay!
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Postby Link Antilles » Tue Oct 28, 2003 1:44 pm

Hi! Welcome to the forums!
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Postby true_noir_chloe » Wed Oct 29, 2003 1:47 am

Howdy and welcome! :jump:

[size=84][color=seagreen]YOU SEE


You see into the deepest part of me ---

beyond the fog I hide behind.

You cast your light upon the shadows

that stretch like cobwebs in my mind.

You ease the pain when I am hurting,

and morbid visions from my past

pierce into the realm of Reason

as though I danced on blades of glass.

You grant me strength when I have fallen

and, once again, I've lost my way.

You take my hand in Yours and lead me

into the promise of a brand new day.

You bring order to all my chaos,

yet set my well-laid plans awry.

You place me on a firm foundation ---

then give me wings so I can fly.

You sand away my roughened edges

and polish all the dullest parts

until I stand before Your presence...

a newly-sculpted work of art.

You see into the heart within me,

right through my motives and selfish will.

And yet, in spite of all You see

You say You love me even still.


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Postby Mithrandir » Wed Oct 29, 2003 7:36 am

I've always found the lochaber to be a bit heavy. It's great for ranged attack and heavy damage, but you just can't use it in close combat.

Anyway, welcome to the nuthouse!
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Postby Lochaber Axe » Wed Oct 29, 2003 3:17 pm

Well the lochaber was used primarily like any spear type weapon (definitely if it had a hook customized on the other side) as a dehorsing weapon for knights or as a phalanx manuever as in like the more commonly used pike. Your right that it wouldn't be any good against foot soldiers. :sweat:
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Postby Lochaber Axe » Wed Oct 29, 2003 3:24 pm

Well the lochaber was used primarily like any spear type weapon (definitely if it had a hook customized on the other side) as a dehorsing weapon for knights or as a phalanx manuever as in like the more commonly used pike. Your right that it wouldn't be any good against foot soldiers. :sweat:
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Postby Lochaber Axe » Wed Oct 29, 2003 3:28 pm

ah man it copied my earlier post. Note to self do not click retry. :drool:

Actually I planned to ask you oldphilosopher, you actually have a lochaber? Or was this in a game that you are talking about? If you do have one Id like to have a pic of it if you wouldn't mind.

I don't have a weapons collection right now because I am broke. :sniffle:
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Postby Mithrandir » Wed Oct 29, 2003 3:37 pm

Lochaber Axe wrote:Well the lochaber was used primarily like any spear type weapon (definitely if it had a hook customized on the other side) as a dehorsing weapon for knights or as a phalanx manuever as in like the more commonly used pike. Your right that it wouldn't be any good against foot soldiers. :sweat:


Very good! I'll answer a few questions, make a few points here. My father is a history teacher, and 'war technology' is my pirmary hobby, despite what most of the geeks around here will tell you. :lol: Anyway, no, I don't have one, but I'd LOVE to train with one. The closest I've gotten is a friend that let me train for a very brief period with his naginata. I did some boku on my own, but my only real professional training is with firearms (P, R, H), regular arms (unarmed combat), and long knives.

You are correct, the hook made it the ultimate weapon (on the ISLE anyway) against any horsed attack. The problem is that when the romans came, they weren't all that impressed with the knights. They figured out how to use pole arms and WOMPED the natives. Though to the credit (or is it detriment...) of your name sake, the Romans never really made it all the way into the highlands. Bottom line, "Ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid."

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Postby Lochaber Axe » Wed Oct 29, 2003 3:46 pm

Thats why the Romans built Hadrians wall.
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Postby Mithrandir » Wed Oct 29, 2003 3:47 pm

LOL! Yeah, it was ALMOST as effective (from an enginering point of view) as the (not-so)-Great Wall of China!

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Postby Lochaber Axe » Wed Oct 29, 2003 3:56 pm

The Great wall might have worked if it stretched from the Pacific to the Mediterranean. :lol:

With the emergence of cannons, no wall could hold their own. Just take for instance Constantinople. :shady: I always sympathize with the Byzantines and thats why I get angry everytime I read about 1492 and the current idiocy in Iraq today. :stressed:

Its best to stop talking about politics right now before it gets to far.
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Postby Spiritsword » Wed Oct 29, 2003 5:18 pm

Hi, welcome to CAA! I thought that was an interesting discussion.

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Postby Angelchick » Wed Oct 29, 2003 8:42 pm

hey welcome hope you like it here
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