Kilted for Pirate LARP (Live Action Role-Play)

[Teufel Hunden]

Have you ever heard a lobster sing? It's horrible, the B52s notwithstanding.

I have to agree. A Parrot is more of a companion and comic relief. You can eat him after the jokes get stale of course, but a lobster just doesn't add as much to the crew.

[Bugbear]

Why a parrot? Why not a lobster? After all, you could eat the lobster.

Yes, MacLowlife knows all about that. He ate Lord Lobster right after being granted arms... and claws.

[BroosterB1]

Pirates in Kilts Arrgh! Along with the Ice queen from Narnia

[Dale Seago]

Why a parrot? Why not a lobster? After all, you could eat the lobster.

Yeah, but stumping around on your peg leg with a lobster on your shoulder just. . .lacks the right sort of "presence" somehow.

[Teufel Hunden]

I know it's all in fun, and historic accuracy is not a major concern at LARP events, blah, blah, blah, but if one is going to a pirate-themed affair, why not actually wear pirate/seaman garb (which does NOT include kilts!)?

Yeah, yeah; I'm a stick-in-the-mud, I know...!

Honestly, I enjoy fantasy costume much more for the specific reason that kilts were either extremely rare or non existent during my favorite time periods. My friends and I would rather be kilted, so if we're going out in a costume anyway, it always leans much further toward the fun category than the period accurate one.

Pirate isn't really my style though... but if I did attend something like that, I'd either throw in a kilt or something else that pirates didn't really wear.

[Bugbear]

I know of a 1773 description of a kilted rowboat captain in the Western Isles, but that doesn't amount to a pirate.
Dar....

[Bigkahuna]

Don Maltz the illustrator did a picture for one of his Pirate Calandars that shows a lad in a kilt on board ship. He is also the fellow who came up with "Capt. Morgan" for the rum commercial.