[Alina Boyden]

[Kjell Magnusson]

Good enough a trap to catch me at least, whatever the intent may have been (and, considering what is said about the lingusistic part of being a samurai here, it does seem to be a fitting trap too).

[Edward Hitchens]

[M. Taylor]

Knight for me. Although the way work has been going the last couple of weeks, I think I need to create a new category - the pell

[David Wilson]

[Thomas McDonald]

Lets see ....now what group would 'ol predictable say he's gonna be in this year ..... hmmm, I wonder ???? ;-)

[Greyson Brown]

[Steve Grisetti]

You would have to make me a Category 13 - Miscellaneous Whiner. My Heinz (57 varieties!) ancestry and my tastes are way too eclectic to fit into any one category.

[Roger Hooper]

I've always chosen the knight category in all the times I've done Russ's poll. I was thinking I might be something more exotic this time - maybe a Philistine - but no, I'll stick with Category 4

I'm an eleventh century Norman knight who has drifted down to southern Italy and thrown in my lot with the Hautevilles. Those guys know what they're doing. I stand on the beach at Reggio and look across the strait to Messina. I bet that we could do some good things over there in Sicily: take it over, learn a thing or two from the Sarcens, and really lead the high life. Let's do it. I'd love a fief in Sicily.

[Sam Barris]

Can it truly be so? Romans but no Greeks? May the grey-eyed lady have mercy upon you. ;-) And a category for nautical cutlass-wielding types might be nice, although they seem a very small minority.

As for me, by blood I could fit into the Celtic, Viking or Greek (if there was one) camps, by trade I'm a seafarer, and by personality I'd be a knight. Bring on the dragons! Those maidens aren't going to save themselves, you know! And that windmill's up to something nefarious, I just know it. :-)

So anyway, I guess you can just toss me into the Miscellaneous Whiners category, since I'm too scatterbrained to pick a single archetype and run with it. My weapons and armor also reflect a somewhat eclectic mindset. But despite my love of Tolkien's work, under no circumstances am I an elf.

[G. Scott H.]

[Taylor Ellis]

Knight for me.

[Micha Hofmann]

Hmmm... I'll be a knight.
A Katana-owning knight who's seen the Highlander--movie far to often, but a knight...

[Lee O'Hagan]

Think i will have to throw my lot in on 13 too,still finding my head turned by all manner of sharp beauties,

[Russ Ellis]

Only one more day on this poll, you all had better get them in quick! I'll announce the winning group and the winner of the kukri on Wednesday.

[Ryan A. C.]

I guess I am one of many in the large order of 'knights' that frequent the forums. I love all manners of Euros, but my heart has a special place for the bidenhanders!

[Aaron Schnatterly]

From here:



to here:


and anywhere in between.

The collection is outgrowing the house.

[Kjell Magnusson]

Oh dear, just noticed the part about double entries for the kukhri if one added some photographic evidence. Well, hope it isn't too late for a little add-on then.

http://www.b.kth.se/u1nj5opm/notgood.jpeg
Me modelling a bit for a friend, here demonstrating some pretty awful tip-control... (Filname mine.)

Now then, in order to save me some face at least, here's a pair of pics from Stockholm Kendo Open 2003, where the photographer (another acquaintance) failed to document me making all that much a fool of myself [attached, hopefully].

[Chad Arnow]

I'd have to go with Knight as well. In years past, I've done the Scot thing (my grandmother was a Wallace). But, I lean more towards the age of Chivalry now.

I'm not, though, a full-mail Norman type or a full-plate tin can guy. I'd fall in that fantastic in-between period where plates are being added to mail; where richly decorated gamboised cuisses protect the legs and a brightly colored jupon covers a rudimentary breastplate of cuir bouilli or steely iron; when people were realizing "Hey, maybe I do need a point on this sword."

[Patrick Kelly]