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Post by Crynolyn on Mar 16, 2006 7:39:44 GMT -7
This is a common thread idea, I most recently saw it on the Eryndor board. Thought I'd post it here as well. Did you know that your Dagorhir Birthday is referred to as your "Dagorronnen" ? I'd like to share my first experience; October 1999 in Fort Collins, CO It was a Thursday night. Attila talked me and our roommate Josh (who would later be the Magot of Mordor) into going with him to this "Dagger here" thing, lol. I had made my own sword beforehand, all by myself. It was all wrong, just awful. They passed it just to be nice. I never fought with it again. I think there were about 15 people there, at the lighted park on the end of Sherwood drive. It wasn't even Mordor then, it was Seldon's group. (Mordor was officially founded in February of 2002.) I was so intimidated by Shadow and his girlfriend, Skrade. They were all done up as Bugbears with furs and leather, and they were kickin everyone's booty. Best fighters there. I had a lot of fun, but I went thru a divorce shortly after that, then I had a rough work schedule, among other things. I didn't start fighting regularly until the summer of 2001. Just back yard battles in the meantime. Went to my first national event, Beltaine in 2002. I wish I hadn't waited so long, that was what really cemented me. I'm so thankful that my roomates got me into this sport. I've met so many wonderful people, and I've had so many good times. I Heart Foam Swordfighting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What's your story ?
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Post by Shadus on Mar 16, 2006 14:06:13 GMT -7
I had this old friend (10 years or so) named Josh (Gump) who started fighting way before me, and he bugged me and bugged me for almost 2 years to come to battle. We were hanging out one day (Early spring of 99) and he said "Hey let's go eat" I was hungry so I was like, "yeah". He took me to this house and these hippies answered the door (Stylgar and Dagmar) and I was like "waaa?" Turns out, Gump took me to a battle that they were having a feast at. So everyone pushed and I fought and it was like I was a crack addict from hit one. Then we ate a big meal, with our hands, off of big platters.
All told there were 8 of us there. In the next few years we'd grow a lot and now there are at least 8 chapters in this region that have been born of that group.
Long story short, it was March or April of 99 and I was tricked into joining.
Shadus
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Post by Soong on Apr 5, 2006 20:32:20 GMT -7
May 18th 1989. I am 19 Dagorhir years old. The last Rag I went to was X. Hey ya Crynny
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Post by Soo Ma Tai on Apr 13, 2006 8:13:08 GMT -7
My first Dag experience was led by Grim Felltooth, in June of 1994. We had met playing table top RPGs and he started talkin about the "Dagger here" thing. A couple of weeks later we went out with him to Centenial Park, where the Parthenon building is in Nashville. I got stabbed in the back about 2 dozen times that day, though it was totally a stupid game, and vowed I would not go again. Little did I know he would convince me to go back and 10 years later I would be leader of one of the largest western realms. Thank Gruumsh for Dagorhir.
Heya Soong!
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