What follows is from an article by Dan Zak, titled "Knight Moves," that ran in yesterday's Washington Post (full article here). All I can say is that Zak's use of the term "medievalist" differs from mine!
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Knight Moves
Sparring, Feasting, Gallivanting: Local Medievalists Revel in the Lighter Side of The Dark Ages
By Dan Zak Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, September 23, 2007; Page N01
The queen of Atlantia settles into her throne. She playfully slaps its armrests and issues a decree. "And now," she purrs, "the bloodshed."
"And now, the bloodshed," echoes a baron from a neighboring throne in front of the sword-fighting arena, which is surrounded by lords, ladies, their rambunctious offspring and sundry folk of lesser nobility. Then, for her majesty's pleasure, two knights fight to the death under the gold September sun.
 Gallery Medievalists Hardcore medievalists don their armor year-round for the pageantry and camaraderie, for the love of craft and the thrill of sport. VIDEO | Medieval Life in Modern Times |
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