The Armour Archive

nathan

Hi These are associated with finds from Gotland and there are several in the Die Wikingerzeit Gotlands volumes (ILL through your academic library). No idea where the whip belt idea comes from, i would suggest that they _might_ be a local style that is loosely derived from the Balteus but as there is...

nathan

Just out of interest (reviving an old thread) you mention 6in1, does the photo you found confirm that (the standard in the british museum was the only example I was aware of)?

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nathan

Poplar/Aspen? Ash is IMO best, close grained and grows straight (especially when encouraged). But I know Poplar was used extensively in shields, it is light and would be suitable for polearm shafts as well. Up here in Canada I can't Ash in any reasonable form (nothing much over 7/8" thick) or price ...

nathan

I am aware of regia but was looking for a more comprehensive form of documentation that I can find on their site. If I could find where their research was done that would be really helpful. Sorry i'm clearly not understanding what you are looking for. Regia's website is full of interpretive example...

nathan

Saxon [confederation of Germanic tribes on the North German plain] or Anglo-Saxon [Englisc]?

Either way i would point you to http://www.regia.org (just less so for the German sort), were there specifics you were looking for?

nathan

Most paint works fairly well on smooth antler, acrylic miniature paint has always been my choice. For a more period approach (beyond the most excellent Theophilus), if you are dealing with carved surfaces mixing red ochre (or any other period powdered pigment) with beeswax to basically make a wax cr...

nathan

Well, you hit a certain alcohol level, and it kills off bacteria. not that I think small beer ever hit that level, but I'm not certain what bugs they found in the water, and at what percentage of alchohol their little cells assplode, either. When brewing you boil the mash extracts products prior to...

nathan

Haldan wrote:Was that Bill Tate's wedding?

Haldan

No sir, this was a piece of evening entertainment put on in York Minster in 2006 as part of the Jorvik Viking festival.

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nathan

Ok so it's taken me a little more than a day to get back to this thread, sorry. This is probably the best image i have on hand, this was the ecclesiastic party at a recreation of a coronation done by Regia back in 2006 (this shot was taken inside the chapterhouse of York Minster). jorvick clergy.jpg...

nathan

There is a fair number of clerical types in Regia Anglorum (though for the most part we are doing C9th/10th ecclesiastic impressions). I'll see what photos i can pull together on boxing day. Fortunately for us english clerics were somewhat more muted than their continental counterparts, this does he...

nathan

So a toggle belt?

http://www.vicus.org.uk/kitguide/belts.htm

nathan

Derian, that is perfectly reasonable advice, though in this case I would suggest the book is an exception to the usual 'pinch of salt' rule applied to osprey titles. Dr Dawsan holds a PhD in Byzantine Studies and is wideley respected within the re-enactment community on this subject. You may also fi...

nathan

I'd add that breaths on both side and the occular are too large, both are modern rather than period features.

HTH
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nathan

When I sit on a stool or chair in a tunic with a riding slit up the front it opens up and shows the crotch of my pants. I was thinking of using two riding slits at the front around 12 inches apart. It would allow the panel in the front to hang between my legs when I sit, and I think it would just “...

nathan

Wallace collection has 4 rooms of arms and armour, oriental as well as medieval European. Give yourself at least 2 hours if it's your first visit. British Museum, not a huge amount of armour (or medieval stuff) but a huge collection, this is very much a word museum with objects form all over. Depend...

nathan

To add to what other have said, broadly speaking 'dark-age' woolen cloth would have had a visible weave (fulling being a wee bit later), checking the site i don't see weaves on any of their broadcloths (typically broadcloth is fulled to a significant degree) so i would honestly stay away form them f...

nathan

Hi It's not my normal area of interest but on of our local chaps is looking to put together a Frisian LH impression, male somewhere between 800 and 1000 AD. I'm assuming that the basic clothing will be similar to Denmark/England, but: * wondered if anyone could confirm that (and suggest any variance...

nathan

Elizabeth Chadwick is a good read. Technically historical romance but plenty of action in there (aka bloke friendly). Anglo-Norman, Angevinand Plantagenet for the most part, accuracy and research are very good. Especially recommend the 2 books based on the life of William Marshall; "The Greatest Kni...

nathan

Thomas

It's a huge subject can you give me an idea what you are looking for?

A tiny drop in the ocean http://www.oxbowbooks.com/results.cfm/K ... StartRow/1

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nathan

Northamptonshire (where it was found) or Pioneer (the company who operated the quarry and paid for the restoration) Last i saw it it was in the Royal Armouries http://www.archaeology.org/9711/newsbriefs/saxon.html Thank you. The boar crest reminds me of the one from the Benty Grange, but the bowl m...

nathan

Very broadly speaking women in C10th England didn't wear the same style of cloak as men (the classic rectangle pinned on the right shoulder). You would be looking at 'saxon' dress styles (the wife of a scandinavian landowner in the danelaw would as like as not be saxon, even if she was scandinavian ...

nathan

Hi, can somebody clear something up for me? I don't believe I've ever seen or heard of the Pioneer helmet. There are 4 anglo-saxon helmets to my knowledge these are: Sutton Hoo Housed in the British Museum http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_mla/h/helmet_from_sutton...

nathan

Take a look at the conquest website, couple of images on there with decidedly sicilo-norman helms

http://www.angevin.org/

nathan

Reversing the shirt and concealing the rear is a good option.

Unless it's riveted you could also steal links from the edge (the sleeves, collar and skirt) to fill the cross, the gold links can then be used to trim the shirt if you need to.

HTH
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nathan

I am...er...my friend is new to SCA and wants to know what type of armour, what period, etc. would look best for a fat guy. My 'friend' has a similar issue to your 'friend' being 6'5" and the scale 'reads one at a time please'. If you are looking to do accurate impressions and like me <cough> <coug...

nathan

Poppycock! With respect sir, please moderate your delivery as it is disrespectfull bordering on the offensive. I knew you would try and use the exact same argument you and others use when you don't agree with the sagas. Oh, it wasn't written down until the 12th Century! The reality is that the evid...

nathan

Ok, my impression (Mid-13thC) needs maille. I cannot afford to do riveted maille. I'm not even sure about manufacturing the stuff (lots of reasons). So, proper maille is out. For now. Christopher There is another option. Not wearing any mail at all. Plenty of evidence by this period for padded armo...

nathan

There is a wooden handle from coppergate that is carved & inlaid with copper-alloy. Probably not what you are looking for but neat.

nathan

For starters, I did mis-remember. It is the Middleton Cross in Yorkshire. Here are a couple of pix off the web; note particularly in the drawing you can kind of make out the cheekplates. I have seen better photos, but I can't recall in which book: Hey I have spent a good 10 minutes staring at the o...

nathan

The group I'm with is associated with the Jomsvikings, we do combat reenactments with rebated swords. The head is a non target area (we're There are 2 reasons I'm looking for justification, 1 I've seen a couple helms that I like, and 2 safety. 1v1, or small groups I have no issues with the limited ...

nathan

Actually, I think there *may* be evidence for cheekplates from the Viking Age. I seem to recall a memorial stone that (crudely) shows a Viking warrior with what appears to be some sort of conical helm with cheekplates. I am fairly sure it was in England, and I think it may be the Repton Stone, but ...

nathan

I had one of the cheaper Binns swords for Norman, but when I got it the handle was, literally, a hand-and-a-half size rather than single-handed, and as such pretty inauthentic. It's a fair observation that Pauls grips are larger than the originals, the same is true of most re-enactment blades (thou...

nathan

Hi Chris What group are you with (it helps to know sometimes), there is only one extant Scandinavian Viking age helm as i'm sure you know. The pictorial evidence from North-Western Europe is widely supportive of spangen type helms with or without nasals. Cheek-pieces do seem to fall out of favour du...

nathan

In fact, I could go on at great length why it is NOT late 18th Empire, but mainly, they didn't do long sleeves then, Sorry but that's simply not true. I have seen and handled dozens of early C19th dresses with long sleeves (Empire waist is associated with the 1812-ish period). What they didn't do h...

nathan

Been working on these recently, Red Brass/Bronze shanks, Coral head is about 6mm dia. Based on the 3 finds form London, late C14th - C15th

Any feedback gratefully received.

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