The Armour Archive

Eirik

I should have known, Ursus!

Thank you for... once again... capturing so well the essence of what we do.

Eirik

Not sure to whom I owe the thanks for this one, but I find it hugely inspiring:

Eirik

Bookmarked! Thanks!

Eirik

This one, sir?

Eirik

Lovely new shop you got there, sir!

Eirik

I grant you permission to us any of my reviews, in whole or in part, to advertise your wares.

Pics? Yeah sure... if there are any useable ones, you can use my likeness as well, as long as it displays your wares in a favorable manner.

Eirik

I was gonna start a review thread but will just add mine here... Got my XXL tunics yesterday. Yesterday!! With me saying any old time will be fine... They are perfect for what I wanted... they fit over my kidney belt. Yeah... about that "black" tunic..... mine is a nice even charcoal grey....

Eirik

Wow!

Just... wow!

Incredible helms one and all, sir!

Eirik

I like it!!

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Bad axe!!

Eirik

May be a straight vertical market, but you could try these folks:

http://www.triplecleather.com/

I've bought some hides from them and was well pleased with the experience. Everyday price was about what Tandy sells for on sale.

Good Luck!

Eirik

Quite a stunning helm sir! Well done indeed

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Eirik

Ima send you an email, too, but just letting you know I am NOT going to Pennsic, I am not in a hurry, and you can get me my tunics whenever it's best for you.

Thanks for giving us a great deal on linen garb, dude. You make me look good!

Eirik

I'll second Ruthardus' recomendation. High quality work; reliable and easy to work with.

Eirik

Erik, You've got a good head on your shoulders, and a good Knight. Talk to him, listen to what he says on this subject, you're doing well on your come back, you have the right of it and you're a joy to watch. Come by my pavilion at Thing in the Woods, we'll sit and chat, I'll make sure I have a col...

Eirik

I don't, and only mentioned it to point out that if waiting for an opponent to fail is an acceptable method of victory, the odds favor the patient spearman over the patient legged swordsman. In that same vein, making a spearman knock the legged swordsman around from a distance until the swordsman m...

Eirik

A man in a wheelchair awaited a fight at an event long ago. People were hesitant to fight this man. When a few did they were tentative. Then a knight fought this man and accidentally knocked him from his wheelchair. The knight did not apologize but did offer a hand. After a fierce fight, and losing...

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Is that not what he has already done by taking a leg? It seems difficult to argue that one is not bested at that point. Standing back and waiting for you to loose feeling in your legs seems oddly unsatisfying, but no more patient than the unyielding legged swordsman trutling up to tire his attacker...

Eirik

Do not make the mistake of setting up a false dichotomy of seeking victory being mutually exclusive of giving a good fight to your opponent. I am simply pointing out that we don't take to the field to be losers. We strive for victory. Steve There is no dichotomy on my part, Steve. I don't fight to ...

Eirik

Steve -SoFC- wrote:We all take to the field to win. Do it.

Steve

I do not. I take the field for love of combat. The outcome is not nearly so important to me as is giving a good fight to my opponent.

But I do strongly suspect this mentality is what drives the changes I see.

Eirik

I've heard something similar to this as well and have always wondered why that didn't just end the fight. Clearly the spearman has bested the swordsman in this instance. It HAS ceased to become a fight. Similarly, if the swordsman manages to grasp the spear in his off hand and close then the spearm...

Eirik

I'm think his Excellency Baron Alcyoneus has said it so much better than I.

Thank you sir!

Thanks Sir Uric... I did think you were saying that I had the two confused.

I overstated the nut thing for emphasis, but you're right...

Thanks again to all who've responded...

Eirik

I stand by what I have stated before. If I earned the advantage, I keep it. (in war scenarios extend this to my side earning the advantage) If I did not earn the advantage (bearpit tourney) then I give something before starting. Whether my opponent be a super-duke, new knight, or newly authorized f...

Eirik

Thanks Urdoc. Yes, in part, I do not wish to piss anyone off or ruin their fun because of a perspective difference. I'm not going by just the Archive, either, I am going by what I see in the local fighting as well. I can understand the mindset that if you give up an earned advantage, you are NOT giv...

Eirik

I understand Leo's point, and to a some extant I have the same belief. If I am wounded, and you give up a limb, you are making a statement. And that statement is that you do not require that limb to prevail. As I am disagreeable by nature, I disagree with that statement. And I shall do what is righ...

Eirik

I thank you all for taking the time to respond. I am learning, I think. Cyrano- I thought I had made the point that I wasn't aiming this at Sir Leo, but perhaps that wasn't clear enough, so here it is in another fashion: I have heard this a lot, from many folks from many fighting cultures.... Sir Le...

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Broadway asked that I move this to another thread : If I may... and I am not picking on Sir Leo, just using his words because they so eloquently convey the sentiment I'm trying to understand... but this seems like a good opportunity to gain enlightenment. I've mentioned before that I was away from c...

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If I may... and I am not picking on Sir Leo, just using his words because they so eloquently convey the sentiment I'm trying to understand... but this seems like a good opportunity to gain enlightenment. I've mentioned before that I was away from combat for 10 years, and this is the one thing that h...

Eirik

Stellar work as always, Sir Richard!

May your success at Pennsic rival your success at Estrella

Eirik

Sir Badon, now residing in Meridies, is an excellent HW teacher. I'll toss his name into the mix.

Eirik

Perhaps a visual aid?

Something like this is what you have in mind?

Eirik

Sounds like fun to me.

I'd play.

Eirik

Always happy to point folks in your direction, sir!

Eirik

You shoud have received an email from them this morning... they want this helm

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Gratz to both of you!

Eirik

I have someone interested in one of your Japanese helms... I'm passing this link along...

An opportunity for enlightenment