I came across this funny story last week while idly surfing the net. At a recent medieval re-enactors event, one helmeted warrior impulsively knocked a photography drone out of the sky with his spear. Maybe he was pissed off because it was a modern anachronism and not historically accurate? Who knows? But here's how it looked from the drone's point of view!
Anyway, the warrior felt bad and offered to pay for the damage to the drone. But the drone's owner was so impressed by the warrior's feat of arms that he suggested organizing a competition next year for spear warriors to compete at bringing down drones disguised as flying dragons. Plans are currently underway.
The original daring act of skill and bravery has now been memorialized in a runestone as well. Who says history is dead?
Let the mead flow as the bards recount this mighty tale across our lands!
cool! just another piece of bullshit in life we DON'T need!
ReplyDeleteI love that the community embraced it. And now they're going to make dragon drones? Awesome. Well done, Ren-Fair nerds.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great story! And I'm surprised the drone's owner was so easy-going about the whole thing.
ReplyDeleteLove this story! What a great outcome!
ReplyDeleteany chance they tie Justin Bieber to the flying drone-wannabe-dragon?
ReplyDeleteThat is hysterical!
ReplyDeleteDragon drones ... be still my heart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletei love the runestone!
ReplyDeleteHaha! One strike for mankind against the machines! I dread the day when our skies may be filled with drones carrying God knows what! The first part of the story was great, but the second and third parts were awesome too: a runestone commemoration and flying dragon battles, wow! This story gave me a good laugh with my morning coffee!
ReplyDeleteOMG. I love this. Sending it to Tim.
ReplyDeleteThis rocks! I love how cool the drone owner was about it and they turned something that could've been ugly into an awesome event.
ReplyDeleteElsie Amata
I am thoroughly jealous of that runestone.
ReplyDeleteLove this story. I want to fly a dragon drone.
ReplyDeleteSO COOL!!! Drone dragons will be awesome. I would love to see that.
ReplyDeleteCool !! Thanks for the Smile, dear Lady Debra... My Friend will enjoy this one... and the "Rune-Stone" was Great...lol
ReplyDeleteThat great! What an excellent plan for a future battle.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Turning lemons into lemonade. Good for them.
ReplyDeleteThis is just so fantastic!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful! I saw the original story and thank you for posting the follow up. Very fitting indeed!
ReplyDeleteSurely some Bard will immortalize this mighty feat in suitable verse to be sung in the banqueting halls?????
ReplyDeleteJust when you think you've heard it all! LOL
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing my first drone in Turkey about 4 years ago, and didn't have a clue what it was at the time - I have never seen another one.
ReplyDeleteExcellent!
ReplyDeleteI Are Writer!
This may be one of the coolest things I've ever heard. It's probably going to get expensive though. Drones aren't cheap.
ReplyDeleteOMG this is so epic! Hahahaha!
ReplyDeleteMr. Sweet and I have been to several of these events and they are TONS of fun...we watched warriors on horses with long spears race toward ea other...fire eaters...court jesters....jugglers...as we were walking along, enjoying it all, a young man dressed in period clothing, ran up to me and breathlessly asked "my name is Jack...have you seen Jill ?" SO FUN
ReplyDeleteWow! Well done, Sir Anachronism! This shows how vital our Ren Faire and SCA brethren are in today's world.
ReplyDeleteHow cool is that? It must be a riot to see. Drones are a way of the future.
ReplyDeleteHa! Serves it right! Good job, drone!
ReplyDeleteThat's great! :) I hate those drones...technology is too much these days. It's going to be like the Terminator soon, the machines will start thinking and destroy all of us!
ReplyDeleteDragon Drones!!! What next?? Great story...
ReplyDeleteHaven't been to one in ages.
ReplyDeleteThat's hilarious! Especially the carving immortalizing it!! :D
ReplyDeleteLOL! He has good aim!! Love the rock!
ReplyDeleteNow that is awesome! Someways I just love the human spirit!
ReplyDeletelove this story..
ReplyDeleteNever a dull moment in your world! Now I'll be looking up more often! xDebi
ReplyDeleteThat´s cool!!! And I really really wonder, how you do always find things like this!
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