Medieval behavior has had a renaissance of late. We faced a deadly plague that swept across the globe, an actual mob stormed actual ramparts, and Elon Musk challenged Mark Zuckerberg to a duel. And as often as twice a week, eight women haul giant suitcases and plastic bins full of armor made in Ukraine to a small gym in Irving. There the women, the Dallas Mythics, practice buhurt, or armored medieval combat.The sport is not to be confused with live-action role play (LARP), which is character based; buhurt is more violence based. Nor is it to be confused with Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament. “Medieval Times wishes,” says 33-year-old Lauryn Lueken, who cofounded the Mythics in 2019. “It’s real combat, real weapons, and real armor,”…The post Sisters in Armor appeared first on Texas Monthly.
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