The Armour Archive

Derian le Breton

div, grad, curl, and all that is pretty great too.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

She's been doing that level of work for years, too!

Milesent rocks.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

Maeryk wrote:We've long ago established that you don't do things there like we do here, and we don't do em like they do down there, and over yonder they do it totally differently...

True... but medieval food is yummy!

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

For hors d'ouvres I'd recommend <A HREF="http://www.liripipe.com/mcg/pamphlts.htm">Dining on the Edge, Volume I: Hors d'Ouvres, Side Dishes & Entrees</A>. The recipes therein are Elizabethan. The MCG pamphlets are excellent, we own several and use them when cooking for events frequently. ...

Derian le Breton

Benedek wrote:All feasts I've been too have had water, iced tea, lemonade,

Iced tea and lemonade at a feast?!?

I know there are some lemon-drinks from Persia and Egypt, but iced tea? Really?

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

Reading through the whole thing Atenveldt has some... uh.. interesting laws. Indeed. Pelicans and Laurels do not typically have belt colors reserved for them. Anyway, back to the original question, no. This is not a "simple belt". You will get some questions, and maybe a person or two who...

Derian le Breton

Have you tried the link? Marianne thought it should work even if you are not on Facebook, but we don't have a way to test that hypothesis. It does work, I guess he just didn't try it. To test this, you can just log out of facebook or use a different browser that is not logged in. -Derian.

Derian le Breton

Pure awesome.

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Derian le Breton

You could always search a popular photo site like flickr.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

Thomas Powers wrote:OTOH it probably *could* kill some of them; so try for tolerance when you can.

I have a hard time believing there is enough of that type of need for 50 golf carts zooming all over the place 24 hours a day.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

I say do away with all except maybe 10 for staff and security and the security ones are rapid response guys they stay at central hub unless they get a call from WALKING security patrols. I'm pretty sure that's how GWW works; I certainly didn't see many golf carts there, and I know the security folk...

Derian le Breton

A glass linen smoother works real well, and requires no heat.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

I refer you to Sly Fox Brewing of southeastern PA, who have been canning a variety of beers for several years now, to wide acclaim and significant success There's also the <A HREF="http://www.21st-amendment.com/">21st Amendment</A>. Their stuff is much more widely available. -Derian.

Derian le Breton

I don't see why they feel the need for a shuttle for that site anyway; it's not that big.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

Well it's certainly good that the carts are restricted to the main roads. I think Estrella may have more golf carts than Pennsic though. What really surprised me were how many of the people wearing modern clothes were very clearly SCA folk (who were not clearly coming or going from site). I expect a...

Derian le Breton

The stag is nearly identical to Royal 2 B VII f. 152 Hunting scene They are quite similar similar, but they are definitely not identical. One has a tongue, the other has a pizzle. The tails are different. One has a slightly longer body. There are numerous differences in the horns. The ears are done...

Derian le Breton

Interesting, good and bad.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

InsaneIrish wrote:Lots of people forgo the canvas floor and opt for plastic tarp then cover that with area rugs.

That can work better, since the rugs are typically heavier and wont move around like a canvas floor can.

They're bulkier (transport) and costlier, though.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

Oh god, the bad web design, it burns us.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

First, some data. This was my first Estrella. I've been in the SCA for 10 years, mostly in An Tir, and I've been to Pennsic 3 times (2001, 2001, 2005). I love camping events very dearly. There were some things about Estrella that seemed rather odd to me, and I'm curious if they are just the way thin...

Derian le Breton

To Derian: the use of armour as an insurance policy is pretty well known, as was the use of heraldry to denote one's family and status on the battlefield. I know, and I agree. I was commenting that I saw lots of supposition and reasoning, and little in the way of citations of hard evidence. Ponderi...

Derian le Breton

The religious theory is certainly plausible, but I am not aware that religious traditions in that region were particularly different from those in other parts of Europe where there is evidence that stripping bodies was standard operating procedure. I don't see any evidence being posted either way.....

Derian le Breton

FWIW, untreated canvas of the appropriate weave density doesn't really leak. It'll get wet and heavy, but as long as you don't touch the walls (which the OP should know is a general rule, living in An Tir), you and your things wont get wet. Applying so much waterproofing that your canvas acts like p...

Derian le Breton

Some very good points and insight, thx Derian. Anytime. Have you had a chance to examine any armrings by hand. That would be so cool. I have not. That would be super cool, but alas, I haven't. I have some nice photos in one of my Vikings & Medieval Scandinavia textbooks, and I've seen some simi...

Derian le Breton

IIRC, the "orderliness" of the burial pits varies. In some the corpses were stacked relatively neatly, in others they were thrown in randomly.

I suspect there was a reason for the difference.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

Making a big wedge or a-frame will be simpler, better looking, much stronger, and not much more expensive (if at all, I'd bet you could get by with less fabric depending on how your 10x10 is shaped).

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

Darrian: Master Ian Cnulle can teach you how to make dies for that sort of thing. He's relatively nearby (outside of Silverton, OR), and a super nice guy.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

Tasha K wrote:So, what's the final word on this? If there is one?

I'm not a herald, but I think the answer lies in the definition of "personal heraldic ornament"; perhaps how many knights display their arms within a circular white belt?

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

in response to your statements/questions below if the east has some sort of populace symbol or badge of course someone can display it. they can display most items related to their kingdoms heraldry without worrying about anyone getting bent out of shape so long as they dont use certain elements (la...

Derian le Breton

Did you decide to delete the other thread after all? I thought you posted that you would be leaving it up as an example, but it's gone...

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

It really depends on your body geometry. Read your local kingdom's rules regarding elbows/knees and try on several models to see which one does the job the best. There are many people who have constructed low profile steel, leather, or plastic elbows and knees too. The same basic principle applies. ...

Derian le Breton

Quick! Everyone post to this thread before Glen gets to it!

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Derian le Breton

There's a bone handled Roman one at Bath:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25639089@N08/2429056312/

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

Steve -SoFC- wrote:Should all the gadlings be the same size?

Are all of your knuckles the same size?

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

Nice work! I think your punchwork may be a bit deeper than is typical, at least going from the examples I've looked at from the Cuerdale Hoard and the Vale of York Hoard. Particularly the bracelet with the hexagonal shape in the middle. The one with the circles and lines of little rectangles looks t...

Some observations from Estrella 2010...