The Roving Ronin Report

Tokyo Decadance Halloween 2012 Halloween Cosplay Hijinks Went to Tokyo Decadance's recent Halloween bash. Here are the pics and video (including last year's event). I went as a Pirate Samurai as a send-up to the Wako who were actual Japanese pirates many of them samurai 500 years ago. Last year's Event:   Captain BlackJack Dave Kojiro, Captain Shag, and Dude Looks Like A Lady   Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Sake!  Maid to Order   Two for Wednesday on a Saturday Nite  The Captain and Morgan  Dangerous Liaisons - Cat Woman flirts with the Law  Headshot your Zombies!  She certainly petrifies men in certain areas

Battle of Hastings: Winner Takes All  1066 And All That Redux Part Three  “This was a fatal day to England, and melancholy havoc was wrought in our dear country during the change of its lords.” - William of Malmesbury , The Battle of Hastings , 12th Century Normans knights crash into the English Shieldwall at the Battle of Hastings At the beginning of October 1066, King Harold Godwinson of England was sitting pretty. Through dedicated vigilance, he had successfully defended his kingdom from would-be invaders. He had kept the national militia, the fyrd, in service much longer than any king before him. He had turned the military world on its ear with his epic dash from London to York in just four days with an army in tow. He had completely destroyed a large Viking army led by one of the most fearsome warlords of the day.  A Saxon Spearman Awaits the Norman Conquest It would seem that nothing was beyond this resourceful man’s capabilities. Then news came as he was