Anyone else here participate in Dagorhir?

Note to Mods: Dagorhir is a sport, that’s why I started this here.

Doing a search, I see there were some who participated in Dagorhir quite a while ago. I think there are still some folks here who do SCA? (I’d like to get invovled in that as well. I’ve met some folks who are in Calontir recently.) For those who don’t know what that is, here are two links and some quotes.

[QUOTE=Wikipedia]
Dagorhir Battle Games is a battle game with thousands of members spread throughout the US, Canada, England, Mexico, Puerto Rico, England, Germany, Australia, and Japan.

Founded in Washington, DC, USA in 1977, it has since spread to scores of locations[1] .[2] It is combat-oriented, with full-contact melee fighting and ranged combat as its primary focus. Fighters typically use foam weapons such as swords, flails, spears, bows and arrows, javelins, axes, and other medieval weapons.[3] Unlike some other battle games or LARPs, there is no use of magic.[4]

Participants wear period costume and are expected to stay in-character during events - although the amount of seriousness the role-playing aspect receives varies greatly by unit and chapter.[5]

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[QUOTE=Dagorhir official site]

Dagorhir Battle Games are many things to many people. Dagorhir combines fast-paced full-contact combat simulation with elements of live action role-playing. Dagorhir combines elements of both history and fantasy. Dagorhir is both a sport and a game. Dagorhir’s participants experience their fantasies on a variety of levels. This wide ranging appeal is the reason for Dagorhir’s nationwide success.

Dagorhir was founded in 1977 by a bunch of college friends who shared an enthusiasm for Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and medieval history. Regular “battles” were held, and friends were encouraged to come out and play. Over the next couple of years, Dagorhir was featured on a number of local college radio shows. Demonstrations were performed at Maryland’s local Renaissance Festival. Dagorhir’s membership began to expand in the Maryland/Virginia area. Dagorhir was featured on a variety news show called PM Magazine in 1982, and hundreds of new members joined. This show was featured across the country, and new chapters (Realms) sprouted in various locations including Ohio and Illinois. By 1986, a national event called Ragnarok was held in Ohio. Ragnarok has grown every year, drawing hundreds of avid Dagorhir enthusiasts from all over the United States.

As with many well known role-playing games that started as a fad in the 1970’s, Dagorhir was originally based on Lord of the Rings. The name “Dagorhir” is derived from Tolkien’s Sindarin Elven language, and translates as “Battle Lords.”. While there are some similarities between Dagorhir and role-playing games, Dagorhir boasts many advantages.
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I’ve been invovled as a combatant with a local realm since October of 2011. I fight “Florentine” style which means I use two swords, as does the main leader of our realm. I have a blast besting 20somethings both during practice and during events! :smiley: Here is a youtube slideshow showing an event I attended this past February.

Bump! :confused: Anyone? :slight_smile:

I used to do something related, which was pretty entertaining, but I eventually left the hobby due to the people it seemed to attract. x.x

:confused:What kind of people do you mean? I’ve met a lot of geeks, and nerds so far! :smiley: Edit: And what was it you participated in? Belegarth, Amtgard? :confused:

Some local outfit that called itself “Quest”; And yes, lots of geeks and nerds, some of whom were agreeable folk, and some of whom seemed to be involved for the politics and/or power fantasies and who alienated a surprising number of fellow participants over time.

Also, I think, at the end of the day, people who LARP and/or do ‘boffer’ combat are a little more geeky/nerdy than I find myself enjoying hanging out with. This is actually a case for a lot of my hobbies, which makes me a bit sad. :stuck_out_tongue: