Sword-wielding knights rob medieval festival

[marmar]

Sword-wielding knights rob medieval festival
Posted July 31, 2012 05:52:25



A gang of thieves dressed as knights and armed with a sword and an axe robbed the organisers of a medieval festival in north-east France and made off with 20,000 euros ($25,000), police said.

The theft took place in the early hours of Monday as organisers were counting revenues from the festival in Bitche, near France's border with Germany, a spokesman for regional police in Lorraine said.

"According to witnesses, there were three or four individuals, masked and wearing medieval attire," the spokesman said.

They struck one of the organisers with the handle of the axe and escaped with the cash. .................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-31/gang-dressed-as-knights-rob-medieval-festival/4165332

[Curtland1015]

1. If only the peasants had been carrying concealed swords.

This could have been averted.

[Scuba]

2. Yeah, keep sticking to that story.

[malthaussen]

3. Ah, I see. Acting just as their historical predecessors did. n/t

[marmar]

5. Yep. They actually captured pictures of them out of costume.....

[arbusto_baboso]

4. Great. Next they'll be doing ride-by dirkings.

And displaying their heraldic "colors" in defiance of the law.

[hatrack]

6. When poniards are outlawed, only outlaws will own poniards!

[arbusto_baboso]

7. There ya' go.

You know what I'm talking about.

Are you a ren faire type or SCAer? Few people of my acquaintance know what a poniard is, unless they have those affiliations.

[NBachers]

8. Knaves traced to nearby tavern