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Halvgrimr

Of course after posting that I have started to have server problems;)
If the above link doesnt work for you the same info can be found here

http://www.missouri.edu/~rls555/temp/No ... eevent.htm

Hal

Halvgrimr

A local asked me a question that is out of my league and I was hoping someone here could help me provide her the answers she seeks, her question was: Have you seen much documentation on what soldiers ate while on campaign during the crusades? Can anyone help her? She is specifically looking for info...

Halvgrimr

see http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=30901

Hal

Halvgrimr

For all of you that plan to attend what is tentatively being called "The Next Big One", i.e. Hastings 2005, time is running out to get your basic combat pass taken care of BEFORE arriving at Battle Abbey. On the expectation that they will be running the combat as in 2000, not only have The Vikings h...

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InsaneIrish wrote:well if you think $150 is bad. check out how much he sells them for on his web site.

http://www.larpsupplies.com/P_armor_leatherhelms.htm

---huh
They obviously have a typo on that page.
It says The Darkest Knight helm.
Its obvious that suppose to say The Dorkiest Knight helm;)

LOL

Hal

Halvgrimr

that url is http://www.missouri.edu/~rls555/SCA/wol ... lfwood.htm

and those are definitely Rich's castings.

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Halvgrimr

[quote="Cap'n Atli"]

The hardened layer is very thin and more suitable for a knife blade than an axe, but it depends on the Ã¢â‚¬Å“cookingÃ¢â‚¬Â

Halvgrimr

If i wanted to go about case hardening an axe head, how might i do so?

I can work sheet metal but know little of changing the properties of steel objects.

Halvgrimr

Halvgrimr

When: June 12-13 (an additional day can be added if interest is shown) Where: Smithville Lake, located North of Kansas City, Missouri This training session will be sponsored by Norsa (a member of Midherr) and The Vikings NA. There will be at least two certified Viking RTF's on hand to provide basic ...

Halvgrimr

Sorry folks the cross garters are no longer available

Hal

Halvgrimr

Alcyoneus wrote:
You probably know how to throw a 'snap', but when you first learned it was the name Bellatrix attached to it?

--uh, no

all the shots taught to me we named The Dongal/Tristram fast ass shot to the (insert body part here).

Hal;)

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We became famous because Pav and Co implemented tactics (the shieldwall) that were years ahead of everyone else at the time. History lesson time: Pavel did not invent the shieldwall in Calontir. It came about due to a brainstorming session involving Duke Sir Humpk (William Vatavia), Earl Sir Edward...

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Chill Irish DA (who by his profile is a ninja btw) is obviously a troll. (cool a troll ninja! I hear they freak out and rip peoples arms off and stuff!) We Calontiri know our worth in a melee and i personally dont need to justify our/my worth to anyone. To be real honest in some ways DA is right and...

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Well Gokstad isnt really A/S but you can see more on it at

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~chrisand ... hield.html

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Halvgrimr

Greetings I am talking with Bob about arranging one of his seminars here in Columbia MO. The date is to be determined at this point but I am shooting for sometime in the fall. What I need before progressing past the initial planning stages is about 20 folks willing to commit to the seminar. Not only...

Halvgrimr

HRM Siridean says it was Duke JoeAngus that gave Valens his first loss.

Halvgrimr

oh my goodness,
I dont know
my textile knowledge ends at 'this is wool and linen, that other stuff isnt;)
I have the local textile gals buy fabric for me;)

I will ask the lady who did them and let you know
i can also post pics this weekend

Hal

Halvgrimr

I believe she means that if you stretch a piece of metal (ie dish, raise or curve in anyway) then flatten it over time that it wont be just a flat sheet of metal, it will still be 'distorted' where it was stretched.

god that sounds odd, did that even make sense?

Hal

Halvgrimr

Even if an object was flattened by being underground, it would still retain all of the original bulk of metal, right? --Well, not always, depends on the level of decay the item has goen thru. Ans even if it was found in relative 'good' shape, the items are sometimes mishappen with by corrosion, ext...

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I have a brand new, never been used set of the cross garters for sale if any one wants them. The are 1.5 inches wide and about 2 meters long (i think, id have to remeasure them to be exact) They are made from hand spun, hand dyed wool and are in natural colors. They even come with a set of hand cast...

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arg
the library has this journal but only up to #94

damn budget cuts are forcing one of the best archaeological libraries around to limit the new pubs it carries;)

grrrrrrrr

I may see of one of the archaeological profs can get ahold of a copy of the article.

Hal

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just IM'ed Siridean to get that answer

Hal

Halvgrimr

So who beat Valens? Or was he unable to enter? -D --I wasnt there (prior commitments) but IIRC the IM session between myself and His Majesty Siridean on Monday, Valens was trying to manuever to set Sir Alexander up for one of his "I gottcha sucka' shots. While doing so Alexander throw a shot Valens...

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Colin was my main teacher when I was first learning to fight. Precision, precision, precision. And an all-around cool dude. His defence is almost flawless. If he has learned to actually throw combinations, he would definitely have a run at it. Seriously, he has placed in Semis a few times before in...

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[quote="lacheadon"] It would be unlikely that a curved shield handle would remain in a curved state after being pressed down by tons of dirt for a millenia. quote] lacheadon beat me to it. LOTS of things are flat when taken from burials. Look at the Sutton Hoo and the Valsgarde/Vendel helm...

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The Vendel XIV helmet has gone through a couple of reconstructions since it has been discovered. The definitive article on the helmet can found in the periodical Fornvannen of the early 1950s (I think 1952 or 1951). The article is by Sune Linqvist and is in Swedish. So anything published before 195...

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for those of you that have heard the horror stories about the first series, here is a visual reference to tell if you have the old series or the new series This is the amount of steel tang peened over in the old series: m This is the amount of steel tang peened over in the new series: m sorry both p...

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anyone know if the new Deepeeka axes offered on viking-shield.com could be modified into rebated weapons?

http://www.viking-shield.com/axes2.html

are Deepeeka weapons any good?

Halvgrimr
able to surf the net again now that I have so much free time;)

Halvgrimr

I don't really think I can help you, my Old Norse is not good enough by far with just a wordbook. I'll try posting your request at a scandinavian history page(www.historiska.se/histvarld/forum) but then I'd have to hear what you want the group to be named in modern words. Any of the following Centr...

Halvgrimr

sorry, should have been more specific, Viking Age

Hal

Halvgrimr

ops, forgot to say, that was with a sword

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I guess I am specifically looking for folk familiar with the 'older' language style. What I am looking for is a term to mean or a translation for any of the following: Mid, Middle or Central Fort, Castle, Dwelling People I am looking to possibly name a new group that will consist of folks from the m...

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Just last week I had watched The Jomsvikings training video a few days before our training and chuckled when Phil said that thrusts must never be delivered into limbs. I thought that it was darn near impossible for that to happen anyway, especially the arm which in all probability be moving anyway a...

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Warning the following pic is pretty big!

I had to leave it that away so you could see Seathruns belt

http://www.nadara.net/groups/norsa/DSC00280.jpg

(Seath is the small guy;)

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Hey add me to whatever list you send advance warnings about thing like that to. How the hell did you convince the city to do that??? -D --Hey D It wont be near as big It wont be open to the Public And it wont have any Europeans in attendance (at least none so far) But if you want to make it out to ...

Crusader food question

Planning on making the Hastings reenactment in 2005? (xpost

Planning on making the Hastings reenactment in 2005?

case hardeining questions

June Steel Training in Kansas City

potential St. Martin's Academy seminar in the Midwest

Re: Vendel XIV helmet

Paul Chen Practial Viking - differences

Deepeeka weapons

Hailing native Swedes and or folks familiar with the lingo

thrusting works!:)