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- Tue Mar 30, 2004 5:43 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Raised Cervelliere (pics!)
- Replies: 30
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- Sun May 25, 2003 5:01 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Brass !
- Replies: 3
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The metal alloys used in medieval times were to a great extent a varying mix of copper, tin, lead, zink (galmei; pure zink was almost impossible to obtain), plus small amounts of iron, silver + +. Not very exact, by other means. It can vary from quite pure bronze (90% copper/10% tin) to pure brass (...
- Tue Feb 25, 2003 10:55 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Holmgang tourney advice?
- Replies: 10
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If anyone have "Gunnlaug Wormtongues saga", there is a nice description of the holmgang between Gunnlaug and Ravn. The practice of holmgang were outlawed after the two of them began fighting at the Allthing, and they had to go to Norway to fight. They found a little island, went up and beat each oth...
- Tue Feb 25, 2003 10:37 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Help with research on the knighting ceremony
- Replies: 29
- Views: 829
- Mon Feb 03, 2003 11:36 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Help with research on the knighting ceremony
- Replies: 29
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The norwegian "hird" (band, more or less) had roots that went back to the viking period. Their job was to be the core of the army, the royal bodyguard, but also the king´s council. The lowest level (of the 13th. century) was the "kertisvein", or "lightboy". They were squires, but were also entitled...
- Thu Jan 30, 2003 9:28 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Help with research on the knighting ceremony
- Replies: 29
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You can contact the National Archives on this address:
riksarkivet@riksarkivaren.dep.no
And they will probably help you out.
Halvor
riksarkivet@riksarkivaren.dep.no
And they will probably help you out.
Halvor
- Thu Jan 30, 2003 4:57 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Help with research on the knighting ceremony
- Replies: 29
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There is an norwegian book called "Hirdskrá", which is the medieval military law, dated ca. 1276-1310. It contains (among much else) a complete "how-to" on the norwegian knighting ceremony (it is somewhat different from the usual "hollywood" one). You can probably order an norwegian/norse version f...
- Wed Jan 29, 2003 9:26 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Norwegian buckler (somewhat spiffy), pics.
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4740