The Armour Archive

Buran

From what have seen, all of the plants are native to Mexico. That's a big clue.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2 ... wZ724XN790
That doesn't mean that the language is Nahuatl, however.

Buran

Vikings NA.

Buran

Look to Belegarth as well.

Buran

I think that fashion isn't given enough credit for these vicissitudes.

Buran

Looks like a dry lake bed.

Buran

It was common to "coppice" trees such as ash for things like broom handles and chair rails. This involves cutting down a tree and waiting for straight shoots to grow out of the stump. These would simply be cut to length and stripped of bark. However, I have seen antique polearms hafted with regular ...

Buran

Juan, we're still at it: http://www.meetup.com/fiore-penin/ :) Is this thread in the wrong place? In the pictures I have seen from period showing practices, no one seems to be wearing more than a gambeson or a buffcoat. In the instance you describe, the issue wasn't lack of protection but lack of co...

Buran

Thank you everyone!

Buran

are you looking for something like this? http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/jdreadrocker/26541_1264018521878_1272183665_30604496_6929322_n.jpg if so i might consider selling mine. minus the shoulder cops. my chest is around 38-39 inches. That would be great, you can keep your shoulders. PM me i...

Buran

bigfredb wrote:Look at this thread . . .

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... p?t=122013

That one looks pretty big. Thanks!

Buran

I was hoping someone would have some used armour. Thanks!

Buran

I am looking for a scale (NOT lamellar) body armor, preferably a vest. Chest 36-42. My budget is about $200. Thanks!

Buran

Maybe Otzi had a backpack:

Buran

Look at Scout Pioneer projects, such as this:

http://www.pioneeringprojects.org/

Buran

"nV" (alveolar nasal followed by unspecified vowel) seems to be almost a linguistic universal for signifying a negative.

Google up authors like Joseph Greenberg and Merritt Ruhlen.

http://www.spinnoff.com/zbb/viewtopic.php?t=31387

Buran

So what's the difference between British and Norman or French costume in the 11th century?

Buran

hrolf wrote:
Kel Rekuta wrote:ever been assaulted by black flies?
this is, in fact, why i don't typically go hiking in new england until late May (southern) and early july (northern) .

bloody evil sumbitches.

Are these draft flies or war flies?

Buran

The name for this animal (Alces alces) in Europe is traditionally "elk". Since the North American name for it is "moose" and North Americans call red deer with the name "elk", so it seems that even Europeans are relenting and calling their own animals "moose". Maybe we'll get them off the metric sta...

Buran

It almost looks like a jackal. (?)
The music is great!
I had the pleasure of meeting a few ladies from Mongolia. Hot damn!

Buran

It's their language, they can do anything they want with it.

Buran

This was recently discussed on another forum.
Anyone?

Buran

I am mystified that they couldn't find an out-of-work timber framer. One of those guys must have been thrown in for the drama or comic relief.

Man, you're building a medieval war machine for the first time in history. How much of this drama do you need??

Buran

I'm looking to make a spear, but I'm trying to save on shipping costs. Would a replacement hickory handle from a gardening supply store work if I whittle it down a bit? I've noticed that many pre-made spears tend to have ash handles... Ismael (if I can call you that), what group are you mustering w...

Buran

Jeff J wrote:
Maeryk wrote: Poplar and Alder are basically interchangeable woods, modern day.
Not so much. Alder is far softer than poplar.

Probably thinking poplar and willow.

Buran

Unfortunately, they have to trim some (OK a lot of) content, but the ones deciding what to trim and what to keep are not historians, they are the producers, and they want to keep eyes glued on the screen.

Buran

"Brutus", because of its declension becomes "Brute" in the vocative: "Et tu Brute?"
Then as medievalists, we must consider the use of Vulgar Latin in period.

Buran

Personally, I find that it depends on how long the sword is. Fairly short swords can be comfortable to wear, and to walk around with, if they are hung vertically. However, when the sword gets past a certain length, it can be unweildy to wear in such a manner. The scabbard knocks against your knee at...

Buran

It's amazing that they can tell what people where thinking just by looking at a skull and a brick.

Buran

If that had not been found, we would of course, never suspect that such technology existed in those times.
It makes you wonder how much else we are ignorant of, simply because we haven't dug it up yet.

Buran

And the trick, if there is one, is not how hard you make the strike, but rather how fast the striker/flint is moving. I'll second that. The "1......2......3" method used in the movies is completely useless. Watch someone who really knows how to do it... they look almost spasmodically idiotic, until...

Buran

One wonders what Galen (physician to gladiators) said about diet. No need to wonder. Mark Grant: Galen on Food and Diet, Rpoutledge, London & New York 2000 has a complete translation of his 'peri trophon'. Not much about gladiators there, one way or another, but he speaks of specific, heavy and phl...

Buran

Russ Mitchell wrote:Actually, we have anecdotal evidence from MS13 members that having a gut actually does armor you somewhat against mild cuts and impacts.

MS13 = Mara Salvatrucha ?

One wonders what Galen (physician to gladiators) said about diet.

Buran

He stretches his findings a little bit when he assumes that they made a connection between a high-carb diet and body fat. At any rate, if the gladiators are working out regularly, the carbs may not all convert to fat. Certainly not with beans; they are low-GI and don't readily convert to fat. Furthe...

Buran

Any idea if these planks are one-ply or two-ply?

Buran

The books of John Seymour seem to be good surveys, although not centered on the middle ages.

Re: They've started decoding the Voynich Manuscript!

Re: Survey of sorts----who here does rebated steel combat?

WTB Scale

Re: Spear Shafts - Hickory?