The Armour Archive

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The Lighter bows also make sense to me. Lighter bows are less fatiguing to draw, allowing archers to fire an increased amount of times. I would imagine lesser amounts of armour onboard ships, so the need for penetration is lessened. The larger bows were probably intended for long-ranges, with lighte...

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Quality of armouris something to be looked at as well. Civic militias(which I believe were rather popular in italy), fuedal flunkies and dukes are going to wear different armour. While the breastplate may appear the same, it goes withoutsayingthat the more importent(and hence wealthier) person will ...

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Can a weapon be effective without killing? Yes. As has been pointed out, Men At Arms with visors would be forced to advnce visor down. This is going to make it difficult to know whats going on, make it more difficult to breath and stay fresh for combat, and probably annoy the men at arms. This has b...

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Egfroth, In Byzantium what date is padded armour seem to be first used? Is it a continuation of old roman under armour? RPM I'm not Egfroth, but I'm pretty sure troops under Constaitine were wearing padded garments as "thick as could be stitched". Linen armour goes back another two-three thousand y...

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that looks purdy.

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I've been lookinginto some martial arts classes(I, of course, consider both boxing and wrestling to be "martial arts") lately, as well as checking out some local gyms and the like. I've also been practicing a bit with a wooden stick. The onlyproblem I have is a lack of a pell. Pells are really nice,...

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One ofthe greatest books I ever read aboutfighting was the Tao of Jeet Kun Do. Bruce Lee devised this style, and it's very pretty, in my opinion. But the trainingaspect Bruce emphasized was also importent. After-all, yourbody is youreapon, so you need to have it in combat worthy state. Well, recentl...

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Vitus: You make this game really appeal.

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I would say early period is definitely 5th to 10th century. These early periods are actually quite importent for european history. We have the foundation ofthe idea of mounted soldiers(German cavalry servingas Foederati) who are also involved with the governing of an area. Fuedalism begins it's defi...

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Stank you very much guys :). I appreciate the information. I don't wanna shield punch people in the throat or anything, but I was curious as to the way to use a shield offensively. I'm a big fan of the idea of usingeverybit of your equipment for battle. So the baldric is known as a guige strap? I'm ...

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A guige strap? What's that? I understand the problem with training with a shield punch. However, there's a number of ways I train that won't be useful on the SCA field. I haven't had much trouble with conciously avoiding unsporting things while fighting. I haven't thrust anyone intheir face or throa...

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Ok, so as an effort of cultivating my Skutatoi persona, I'm trying to figure out what to do with the shield. I'm thinking a nice round or oval shield, though kite or almond style shields are applicable to my persona. A roundcenter grip appeals to me for a few reaons. These are: 1) Handiness. A round...

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Rhys: The whole of the SCA is "historical whimsy". You've got amatuers playing at being professionals, and a few of them having such big-headed opinions of themselves,that it's especially laughable. Do I consider civil war re-enactment historical whimsy? Yup. It's a fantasy, propagated for fun and e...

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Russ, it's notworth the time or effort. Rhys is adamant that for the SCA to do it's job of providinga creative outlet for tose wo wish to pursue historical whimsy, you need to pursue that historical whismy in an absolutely rigid way. That the SCa's combat convetionsare based o nthe 12th century, a t...

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In the intrest of compromise, if combat archers were made to target more restrictive areas and in addition, or instead it was a requirement that combat archer's blows should be just as telling as a thrust from a spear, sword or the like, would that sooth some of the feelings you guyshave about the f...

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilan Wiki gives a bit on the Daylami. I have a copy of Byzantine:Beyond the Golden Gate(a supplementfor the warhammer: ancient battles rules), and it provides the following information for the Daylami: "A number oftribsmen served as skirmishers and light infantry. Kur...

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Daylami infanty were hillmen from the Gilan province of Iran/Persia. They were renowned for their strong-minded ness and capability as light troops or heavy infantry. Wikipedia says they fought with heavy two-pronged javilins called Zhupins, and ussually used large round shields. The ska battle-axe ...

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It makes sense though. The south is full of digruntled people who wanna hit guys with sticks. Chicago..well, I hear they like guns round them parts..

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An excellent persona. Do you intend to represent a clibinnari nobleman, An Immortal or regular infantry?

Your say an officer, so are we talking Charigh or Tirbadh?

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I currently have some mix fill batting, and while I'm under the impression it'll get hot, I'll just have to use it for my first arming-cote. The materials weren't that expensive, and I've got enough linen to do a few coats. As far as the lamellar, I think I should need aproximately 6sq feet of mater...

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I feel smarter now. When I saw the pictures the first time, before reading the article, I thought: "Goth's helmet". Though if it was found in Austria, it's probably more likely a Lombard helm, right? It's nice to see a good, quality and protective helm for the late empire. I've been depressed with t...

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I was bright enough to strip down to the Heo's tunic for Snowpeak :). But te Zelda games are a classic. This new one is just good enough to buy the Wii just for it. Let alone the other good games out for the Wii. Looks like Nintendo has reclaimed it's throne as the 800lb gorilla of the videogame wor...

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Just don't wear it too much, or you're gonna take alot of extra damage from fire and ice! Really nice design. I thought the Zora armour was quite cool in the new game, and you're doing a good job of emulating it. Good go man. BTW: The new Zelda game is REALLY awesome. If you're a fan of the series, ...

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I'm a resident of Charlotte, North Carolina. I'm extremely intrested in the trade of making armour. However, I'm neither financially capable nor in possession of the requisite facilities to perform anything more advanced than mail or lamellae. I don't much want to make mail, and I'm going to start o...

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What is plausible is that archaic warriors, beingforced to trust their life with their arms and armour were more likely to pay attention to it's maintaince. In the same way that some of thes quasi-paramilitary types who own ARs, jump boots and fatigues are still third or fourth-class troops in compa...

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could you point me in the direction of that pdf?

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Egforth: Your armour is exactly the style I would like to use. The faceplate is something I have confused with the Persian cataphracts, rather than Byzantine cataphracts. I've read a few fleetingreferences that suggest that mail veils were used to cover the face. However, for the SCA this won't be s...

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I intend to particpte in SCA combat, but I also favor a more realistic and accurate portrayal than just for fun. To this end, I will make certain concessions: 1. Helmet: I do not like bar grill helmets. I despise them, and for me it is not a period solution. Therefore, I will use the closest period ...

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First, I think I should explain myself: I'm not in the SCA(yet), so I don't know the particulars of SCA style combat or rules. My combat experience is informal, and between my friends. When we spar, we typically use oaken(I think) dowels that are aproximately 1.5 inchs in diameter, or broomhandles. ...

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Why should the dead need armour? If you die a straw death, then you're going to freeze in Hel. If you die like a warrior, you're going to Valhalla, and you're gonna rise from the dead every night. So warriors need weapons, and possibly a shield, but armour isn't a requirement. The living need that.

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Yet more proof to my thesis that the gauls were merely rednecks displaced in time. 'curse,I like flannel too. Then again, Ithink there's a difference 'tween drinkin an' drivin and drivin while drunk.

But I like'em.

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The jury is still out on the regards as to rather or not maille is sufficient to protect one from bowfire. If 14th century transitional harnesses can be penetrated, then mail is probably less protective. However, as an outsiderto the SCA, I'm a bit unknowing in regards to CA's current rules. But I b...

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I think the Sherdens used horned bronze helmets, round shields and large swords, possibly iron. The sherdens have been loosely affiliated, along with the Philistines as well as myceanen greek culture. If we can take the description of goliath from the bible as accurate, it would indicate that import...

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Yet in the SCA, despite the scotsman wearing 16th century plate, he is assumed to be wearing maille, correct?

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Why the use of the Beyaux tapestry for Vikings style shields? In the case of good shield designs: Ravens and Wolves are good for designs. Swastikas are also another good symbol. The Tiawaz rune is applicapble(it looks like an arrow). Depending on how literate your persona is, then you could get away...

So, ya wanna be a tough man?(Aka: Toughness training)

Round shields and baldrics(SCA), questions

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