[Mid] La Maupin Tournament?

Since my email direct seems to Pan Zygmunt Nadratowski bounced I'll post his
question here.

MoxFol@aol.com writes:

> La Maupin tournament - La Maupin was a 17th century swordswoman who
> reputedly
> bested three men at once on two separate occasions. Huzzah! The tournament
> will consist of two parts. The first is a women's only tourney to determine
> who
> will be Mademoiselle Maupin. The second is a male only tourney to determine
> which three shall face her in the final bout. Prepare for a LOT of fencing!
> Extra prize for the Soul of Courtesy. Contact me for more info if you wish.

Greetings Pan,

While La Maupin is pretty interesting historical person, I don't quite
understand why you would base an SCA tournament on someone close to 100 years post
period (1670-1707).

It seems the the rapier community regularly faces criticsm from folks who
argue at least portions of the activity are not period (specifically
pre-seventeenth century). Doesn't this choice for a tournament (and your specific mention
that she was a 17th century swordwoman) simply throw fuel on that fire?

Am I missing something?

   Fernando

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Received on Wed Oct 1 11:20:41 2003