tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660332931598384439.post3642326174639998612..comments2023-05-25T08:49:11.109-07:00Comments on Call to Arms...: A 14th Century Heraldic Spectacle in the 21st CenturyAbout the RHSChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639004623666834089noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660332931598384439.post-72834068716256369832008-04-22T15:03:00.000-07:002008-04-22T15:03:00.000-07:00I visited the ROM with my wife and three teen-aged...I visited the ROM with my wife and three teen-aged grandchildren on Saturday, the last available day of the March Break. We spent most of our visit attending the medieval tournament, which was for all of us was the most exciting event we have witnessed in many years of ROM visits. Other than being a little slow in getting started, this was an action-filled event that gave a remarkable insight into a number of aspects of medieval life that are not well covered in schools. It was particularly interesting in that this was patently not a staged "re-creation", but the real thing. As a student of heraldry (as is one of my granddaughters -- starting in Grade 4), I found the event's concentration on the colour and pageantry of the tournament well done and fascinating. We had trouble getting the kids away to see other aspects of the museum. Well done, and congratulations on a new and unique display!<BR/>Kevin Greaves, MDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com