# Sword-wielding Woman Stops Intruder

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sword-wielding-woman-stops-intruder/734445>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 12, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sword-wielding-woman-stops-intruder/734445 "2015-10-12T17:30:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sword-wielding-woman-stops-intruder/734445/1 "2015-10-12T17:30:58Z")

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Here is the article: [Sword-wielding woman uses medieval combat skills to stop intruder](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/10/sword-wielding-woman-uses-medieval-combat-skills-stop-intruder/73746104/)

This is a friend of mine. I heard about this almost real-time from her Facebook feed. She’s always been a really cool person, but this new fame of hers has become interesting. I don’t think I’ve ever had a friend “go viral” before. Most of her posts about this are marked **#IJustWantedToSleep**.

Motto: Don’t break into the home of rollergirls who have been trained in SCA combat. 😃

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sword-wielding-woman-stops-intruder/734445/2 "2015-10-12T18:00:38Z")

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So true and very cool! 🆒

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sword-wielding-woman-stops-intruder/734445/3 "2015-10-12T18:22:32Z")

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The burglar apologized on the way out. I bet he did.

Shame _Adam-12_ isn’t on anymore. Jack Webb would’ve loved this.

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**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sword-wielding-woman-stops-intruder/734445/4 "2015-10-12T18:39:19Z")

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Hey, that’s fantastic!

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**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sword-wielding-woman-stops-intruder/734445/5 "2015-10-13T00:15:15Z")

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Did she say she was “trained in medieval combat”? Is there actually such a thing?

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sword-wielding-woman-stops-intruder/734445/6 "2015-10-13T02:01:05Z")

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> [@seal\_cleaner](#):
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> Did she say she was “trained in medieval combat”? Is there actually such a thing?

Well, the SCA does a passable imitation of it.

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sword-wielding-woman-stops-intruder/734445/7 "2015-10-13T04:55:52Z")

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> [@seal\_cleaner](#):
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> Did she say she was “trained in medieval combat”? Is there actually such a thing?

> [@DrDeth](#):
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> Well, the SCA does a passable imitation of it.

Aye, I can vouch for that fact. I learned shield formations and fighting, swords, axes, clubs and maces, and quarterstaff (my favorite) during my time with Sangre del Sol back in the early 1980s. I also learned how to make plate armor and chain mail. Tons of fun!