Nostalgia

[frualeydis]

I was looking around for an old photo and found this




It's from the Visby tournament 1999. It is me in the dark blue 15th century kirtle and the fighter is Roland, who I then (and possibly still) had a sort of schoolgirl's crush on. So you can understand that this was a very important occasion in my life. No matter that the only reason I became his lady was that the one he was going to fight for (and was unhappily in love with for several years) had unexpectedly left and I happened to be there; it was still special. And I was in love with Rickard anyway, this was more like when teenage girls swoons over some pop star. I must have done a good "job" though, because the following years two of his close friends asked me at the Visby tournament.
He's not active in this group anymore, he does more hardcore re-enactment, but it is always nice when we meet. We haven't had contact for a year though and I'm afraid that he's in Afghanistan right now; at least that was the plan. I think of him quite often and ask the goddess to keep him safe.

Comments

[seamstrix.livejournal.com]

First, you look fabulous! That's a really nice style on you.

Second, I totally understand the crush thing. He's yummy!

[jauncourt.livejournal.com]

Seconded, and seconded.

I would swoon over him any day.

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It doesn't fit well in that picture, it actually had a more rounded neckline, but this was back in the days when I regularly lost 2-3 kilos during the medieval week and that makes a difference in a self-supporting garment. Especially since it's from linen which stretches.
Nowadays I eat too well to lose any weigth at the medieval week.

/Eva

[mmcnealy.livejournal.com]

What a great photo of you. I can totally understand the crush aspect, he's very dreamy looking!