The Armour Archive

Derian le Breton

Hm, in reading your earlier post I thought you were saying this:

chef de chambre wrote:earings in Northern Europe were not done until the 16th century, for men or women.

Is there some missing mystery text restricting this to the middle or late middle ages that I am missing?

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

chef de chambre wrote:I read what you posted

I would invite you to examine the sources, then. I have not looked at the 1935 piece myself, but it was cited in numerous papers as evidence supporting the claim of Jerez's persecution by the inquisition for smoking.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

You have a single high medieval Northern European reference to one? (the 'middle middle ages comment) I think we're talking at cross purposes here. You seem to think I am only interested in earrings in late medieval northern Europe; this is not so. I was speaking broadly, following the tone of the ...

Derian le Breton

THere is no proof I have seen that he smoked. I don't know how to put it any more straightforward than that. IN the alledged description of what he recorded, he refers to it as a native habit, and does not state that he has tried it, only describing what he had observed. So you've read the citation...

Derian le Breton

Again, you make vast leaps of logic, applying your own twisted bias onto my post. Your statement was not solely about "late or high medieval", you posted this: earings in Northern Europe were not done until the 16th century, for men or women. Which is very clearly not true. If you meant to...

Derian le Breton

That seems to be a pretty weak reference, to say the least. It is exactly the sort of pseudo-history I was alluding to. Perhaps; I have not read it, and I suspect you have not either. The early date does not do it much credit, however. One cannot have a habit that is simultaneously an isolated even...

Derian le Breton

He brought the habit back to Spain with him and ended up being imprisoned by the inquisition for "sinful and infernal habits" for seven years. I would like to see the documentation for the bolded portion. I am having doubts believing that was a specific charge in his conviction, Pre-Colum...

Derian le Breton

I looked and didn't see a table. I've been meaning to put one together but haven't had any time.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

chef de chambre wrote:Basically, earings in Northern Europe were not done until the 16th century, for men or women.

?

There are numerous Frankish earring finds...

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

IvanIS wrote:My roommates, they love the hooka. When is the first recorded use of a water pipe for smoking 'something' in anywhere from China west to Brittan?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hookah#History

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

I'd like to see the citation for it actually being smoked , as to potentially being used as an herbal medicine in liquid form or chewed, as being in existance in Spain by the 1530's. Rodrigo de Jerez, came back on the NiÃ±a from Columbus's first trip. He observed natives smoking in November, 1492. ...

Derian le Breton

Hanawalt's The Ties That Bound has a good discussion on the role of women in medieval English peasant families; and the family structure as a whole.

Meek, retiring, and servile they were not.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

I would suggest you buy things that will fit you.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

Try searching for "torc" instead of "torq."

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

Several early European tobacco smokers were persecuted by the inquisition, including lengthy prison terms.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

Merovingian Frank!

Not Viking, but neato nonetheless.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

Edit: he doesn't talk about which kind of ash, but still...

Theophilus wrote:...you can also polish horn-handles, huntsmen's horns, and horn windows in lanterns with sifted ashes on a woolen cloth. But do not forget to smear them finally with walnut oil.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

More of the Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles series. Seaby's Coins of Ireland. A History of Brewing in Holland 900-1900: Economy, Technology and the State. Farmhouse Ales: Culture and Craftsmanship in the Belgian Tradition. -Derian.

Derian le Breton

Glen K wrote:Ah, the arrogance of "science": it gives us ALL the answers... except for the ones that matter!

What a curious misinterpretation.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

Blaine de Navarre wrote:Lightbown, Mediaeval European Jewellery

Looks like the price has gone down with the recession - it's going for a little more than 1/2 what it was last year...

Ditto. Some day... some day...

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

Unless specifically prohibited in your kingdom, a properly made one will be perfectly fine.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/history.htm Which seems to be even-handed, devoted to giving factual data without injecting bias, and uses proper citation. I'm not so sure about that. They make statements like "...the four Gospel narratives [were] written by Jesus' followers within a...

Derian le Breton

The earliest extant fragment of the New Testament is dated to ~125 AD. I suppose that depends on exactly what is meant by the term "fragment." Supposedly, a little piece of papyrus found in a cave in Qumran contains a portion of a the Gospel of Mark. While there is some controversy...

Derian le Breton

double post

Derian le Breton

Jeff J wrote:Probably not, but overdesign in weapons and other high-density stored energy devices is prudent.

It'd be interesting to compare the design margins in weapon systems and satellite stuff sometime.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

The earliest extant fragment of the New Testament is dated to ~125 AD. The earliest complete book is dated to 250 AD. One to two hundred years after the events supposedly took place. How can we determine when they were originally written down? How much did the various parts of the text change...

Derian le Breton

Dante della Luna wrote:Of course they are. You don't have archery in a tourney.

There are CA only tournies in An Tir as well (including one for an annual kingdom-level championship).

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

Guran wrote:Yes, the sagas were written hundreds of years after the period.

Well, according to the available evidence, so was the new testament.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

Quite a lot changed between 1320 and 1360. The Black Prince style arms were top of the line at the end of that time period, and would reflect the armour of someone with quite high social standing.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

I have a buch of photos from museums in Istanbul here: m I haven't categorized them by date, but I did try to put the date in the description when it was available. Edit: Most of the things labeled as "greaves" are cuisses that have been displayed upside down. Look at the big buckles at th...

Derian le Breton

I wore soft disposable contacts until I got LASIK. The former worked fine, the latter is amazing.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

chef de chambre wrote:there were no rolling mills

Well, until the late 16th century in England anyway (1594, IIRC).

Even so, I doubt they were used in creating most armour.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

In particular, I meant Thordeman's book.

I'll take a look when I get home from work and see if there's a convenient table I can scan for you.

-Derian.

Derian le Breton

I've read mention of the SCA Duke out west (geographically writing, from my perspective,) who has won Crown in his kingdom multiple times without being knighted, or becoming a Master of Arms You're probably thinking of Dirk, who was from Caid. He was knighted eventually (after 3 or 4 reigns), and l...

Derian le Breton

I could have sworn there has been at least one Queen by right of arms and several Princesses? If we're not 'ready' for a female sovereign in this year of 2009 I'm going to go home, sell all my gear and give up the ghost. That's just bullshit. You are correct. There has been one Queen by right of ar...