Chicago man stops assault on woman with sword bought at Medieval Times - Sensationalist Headlines

[t]https://suntimesmedia.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/sword-06xx17-03_69766343.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]Buying a $100 sword at Medieval Times is something most people wouldn’t be inclined to do. Mac Dolan clearly is not most people. So, on June 23, when he awoke at 5 a.m. to the sound of a woman screaming inside his Wicker Park apartment, the 44-inch-long, 10-pound sword proved to be a worthy investment. Dolan, 25, hopped out of bed, flicked on the lights and saw a man he didn’t know punching, choking and trying to rip the clothes off a female guest who’d crashed on his living room couch after a night out. “I saw the guy standing over her, and she was kicking and screaming,” Dolan told the Chicago Sun-Times. “And I just started yelling and running at the guy basically and grabbed the sword that we have on the wall and chased him toward the back stairs.” He bought the sword, with its wall mount, about six months ago on a tipsy pilgrimage to celebrate a friend’s birthday at Medieval Times in Schaumburg. For the uninitiated, Medieval Times is a restaurant/theater where dinner is served up with jousting and other knightly theatrics in a space resembling a castle. The attacker took a moment to register what Dolan was doing. “He didn’t really start running until he saw me grab the sword,” said Dolan, a software consultant. “Then, he went bug-eyed. “When I got to the landing at the top of the stairs, I took one cut at him with the sword, but he ducked, and I missed and dented the wood railing.” The man ran down the stairs. Dolan went back to check on the bruised and rattled woman, call 911 and wake a friend visiting from Boston who’d slept through it all on a couch several feet away. [/QUOTE] [url]http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/for-game-of-thrones-guys-100-medieval-times-sword-saves-the-day/amp/[/url]

[quote]The whole thing left Dolan more convinced than ever that it’s good to have a sword around. So he’s ordered a second one — a Japanese katana. This one cost him $200.[/quote] I swear to god if he shows up in the news again there's probably going to be a "heh, nothing personal, kid" thrown in there.

True chivalry

Shame he missed the guy, those weapons are blunted but I am sure if he swung it hard enough to dent the railing he could've broken a bone on the asshole.

[QUOTE=Mr Kotov;52418152]True chivalry[/QUOTE] And they say chivalry is dead

[QUOTE=thelurker1234;52418149]I swear to god if he shows up in the news again there's probably going to be a "heh, nothing personal, kid" thrown in there.[/QUOTE] already happened [video=youtube;PYfUvW_3C3U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYfUvW_3C3U[/video] guy in this video died while kayaking with a 16 year old girl, going to a island for katana training.

[quote]The man ran down the stairs. Dolan went back to check on the bruised and rattled woman, call 911 and wake a friend visiting from Boston [B]who’d slept through it[/B] all on a couch several feet away. [/quote] [I]how[/I]

[QUOTE=S31-Syntax;52418264][I]how[/I][/QUOTE] Alcohol induced coma

Imagine someone charging at you with a fucking sword, not knowing if it's sharpened. This was the go-to weapon for murdering people for centuries, sometimes it's easy to forget how dangerous it really is

[QUOTE=SirJon;52418307]Imagine someone charging at you with a fucking sword, not knowing if it's sharpened. This was the go-to weapon for murdering people for centuries, sometimes it's easy to forget how dangerous it really is[/QUOTE] People need training and a license to use a gun. You need none of the above for a piece of sharpened steel that was in retrospect pretty light weight. [QUOTE=chicago.suntimes][T]https://suntimesmedia.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/sword-06xx17-03_69766343.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] That's no sword, that's Excalibur! Where can I get one in Medieval Times?! :cry:

[QUOTE=Svinnik;52418214]already happened [B]guy in this video died while kayaking with a 16 year old girl, going to a island for katana training[/B].[/QUOTE] That's sad and all, but it sounds like an Anime plot

Honestly, I'd be afraid of anyone barreling at me with a hunk of metal that's sharpened. You are just asking to lose a limb if you try to fuck with someone like that.

[QUOTE]So, on June 23, when he awoke at 5 a.m. to the sound of a woman screaming inside his Wicker Park apartment, the 44-inch-long, 10-pound sword proved to be a worthy investment. [/QUOTE] That's also a really heavy sword

[QUOTE=Liem;52418435]That's also a really heavy sword[/QUOTE] Well it certainly isnt a one hand shortsword, soo...

Swords are fucking awesome.

[QUOTE=TestECull;52418464]Well it certainly isnt a one hand shortsword, soo...[/QUOTE] Even for a two handed sword that's idiotically heavy. I own two longswords, and the heaviest is 2kg. The sword in this article is just a decorative sword-like object.

[QUOTE=joost1120;52418643]Even for a two handed sword that's idiotically heavy. I own two longswords, and the heaviest is 2kg. The sword in this article is just a decorative sword-like object.[/QUOTE] Yeah it was really rare for even greatswords to get much over 7lbs. After that they're basically not useful as a sword

[QUOTE=Liem;52418677]Yeah it was really rare for even greatswords to get much over 7lbs. After that they're basically not useful as a sword[/QUOTE] Amazing paperweights tho.

Makes me feel a bit better about my own Glamdring hanging on the wall :v

Well, if someone ever breaks into mine, they're gonna get the shock of their life since I have a roman scutum and gladius hanging around.

[QUOTE=RayvenQ;52419631]Well, if someone ever breaks into mine, they're gonna get the shock of their life since I have a roman scutum and gladius hanging around.[/QUOTE] okay yeah but what if someone breaks in wearing [QUOTE]Three-quarters" cuirassier's armour in Savoyard style (early 17th century).[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Egon Spengler;52419657]okay yeah but what if someone breaks in wearing[/QUOTE] Push them over with the shield since they'll be top heavy :v

[QUOTE=RayvenQ;52419631]Well, if someone ever breaks into mine, they're gonna get the shock of their life since I have a roman scutum and gladius hanging around.[/QUOTE] I had to do a double take, could've sworn you said you had a roman scrotum

[QUOTE=butre;52419697]I had to do a double take, could've sworn you said you had a roman scrotum[/QUOTE] I too read this and visualized RavenQ throwing a detached scrotum at his would be attacker, and then skewering him with the gladius. Insult to injury for sure.

[QUOTE=maddogsamurai;52418368]That's no sword, that's Excalibur! Where can I get one in Medieval Times?! :cry:[/QUOTE] If you're talking about the MT in Chicago, there's a counter out in the lobby where they sell that kind of stuff. It's all overpriced decorative crap though, none of it'd stand up very long in a fight. Get something proper from [URL="http://www.coldsteel.com/products/swords/us-army-officer.html?___SID=U"]Cold Steel[/URL].

He was her angle

Medieval Times is the best.

What does katana mean?

[QUOTE=Mr.Brown;52421262]What does katana mean?[/QUOTE] Long Sword

[quote]“While we were waiting for police to arrive, I found the guy’s wallet on the ground,” Dolan said. “It must have fallen out of his pocket. I found a Carolina Panthers hat, too.”[/quote] [quote]Around the time the police got there, a man walked in to a nearby Shakespeare District police station in Logan Square and reported he’d been the victim of a robbery, that his wallet was stolen.[/quote] lol wtf was his plan