Regarding my shields post - glad you enjoyed it! I am on a crusade to educate gamers and roleplayers on real medieval weapons, fighting, armies etc. Their perceptions have been vastly twisted by games and DnD.. For example - Full Plate is heavy and one can't mount his horse without the aid of pulleys and ropes... A Zweihander or Claymore weighs 15 pounds.. etc. nonsense that has been portrayed in games and movies.
So far it has been very very hard

probably the best source of online information is the
ARMA website, especially the forums. BTW there i saw a poster do very good research on real world shillelagh and the way one wields them - he went to Ireland and everything.
Now then, regarding Lora casting Enlarge Person - she *could*... But good luck making friends with the girl