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Halvgrimr

I agree with Irish (who trust me is a redneck)
I am not a racist either, just a good ol boy proud of his country roots.
just wanted to point that out so folks wouldnt misunderstand me.

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Halvgrimr

many of us are proud of the term, despite the negotive conatations that alot of folks associate with it.

Halvgrimr
American by birth, redneck by the grace of God.

Halvgrimr

If ya go thru Birka Trader tell him Robb/Halvgrimr sent ya.
I used to be his NA distributor;)

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Halvgrimr

InsaneIrish wrote:those are sweet H,

but to much money for me right now. Raymond's were $30. Not $300

--barter is your friend dude!
like my wife would let me drop $300 on a buckle set;)

Halvgrimr
maker of fine wood things;)

Halvgrimr

Yeah keepers are period Aiden. Though you should have told me you were looking for tips A friend of mine is a professional jewler and part of NADARA. Her and her hubby are wonderful at reproing IMO Here is some of their work m I just ordered the Borre tips All of them are silver Borre was $375 Canad...

Halvgrimr

got what i needed!

thanks to Craig White!

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Halvgrimr

see http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... 093#315093

Halvgrimr

Egfroth has some scans of line drawings of the original and at one time had given me a copy of the image. I even hosted the image for a while. Of course now that i need it to verify something i cant find it. Does anyone else have the image? Please send it to me asap if you do! Thanks Halvgrimr

Halvgrimr

Halvgrimr

Couldnt make MTA but will be at History Alive! in October (in Norfolk)

hope to meet many of you there.

Halvgrimr

Halvgrimr

I think it's fun to think about this type of stuff because you will never know if you are right or wrong! As someone who does both SCA and WMA I dont see as big a difference as alot of other who only do one. For me one influences the other. --I totally agree with Angus For years i have heard guys h...

Halvgrimr

I don't quite understand SCA resistance to live steel of living history, it's like some folks can't believe anyone else will take it to a different level, not better, different. Halvgrim thanks for the heads up Flonzy[/quote] --i think its changing, most of NADARA's members are past/present SCA memb...

Halvgrimr

NADARA groups are spread out throught North America.

see http://www.nadara.net/groups.htm

Halvgrimr

Halvgrimr

I would like to point out that at least 3 of the folks translation manuals in the HWMA field are SCA knights/Counts, Steve Hick is Sir Strykar (sp?) and is considered to have been one of the best in Atlantia, Bob Charron I believe is at least a Count, and Brian Price is a Count. Flonzy --Bob (Conn)...

Halvgrimr

I think it would be very well within the realm of plausibility to go ahead and wear the striped pants....very rich dyes were known, reds, blues, purples, all expensive, so perhaps you only found those pants being worn by chieftans, petty kings, hersirs, lendermen, and the other upper echelons of vi...

Halvgrimr

I too would be interested in the early period 'necked' bosses.

Halvgrimr

Halvgrimr

broinnfinn wrote:
Halvgrim wrote:Yeah, yeah. Go ahead, cut in on my business, oh, hockey-shirt wearer.

Broinnfinn

--oh, so your gonna call me on authenticity at Friday night fights?

thats a whole nother can of worms;)

Halvgrimr
who enjoyed every minute of it;)

Halvgrimr

sorry to cause such a ruckus but to my knowledge, there is not physical evidence (ie extant material) to suggest multi colored striped material in the Viking Age.

again, this only really matters if its for LH.

I play SCA too and have striped fighting pants;)

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Halvgrimr

Durin If your doing this for LH you may want to forego the stripes on the pants If your doing it for something else please disregard this post. Halvgrimr ps, Bjorn Swiftaxe (on the Archive) is starting to carry authentically made clothing at affordable prices, you might try contacting him (sorry Bri;)

Halvgrimr

there are a couple of folks in the Nebraska and Iowa area that are starting new NADARA groups Contact me privately at the addy in my profile and i will forward you there contact info also see www.nadara.net btw, there is a group up there called Skjaldborg that does steel combat Halvgrimr Robb

Halvgrimr

also see all the info that the NVG Inc sent me when i was trying to get an NVG US group going

its all at http://web.missouri.edu/~tm104/Varangian.htm

Halvgrimr
who greatly admires the NVG

Halvgrimr

Laking covers the extant conicals in his book.
IIRC, at that time there were between 6 and 8 examples.
Since then i think 2 have been proven fakes.

Halvgrimr

Halvgrimr

For reenactors, this isn't an "aw shucks" moment. It's just a matter of course. They didn't wear glasses, so neither do we when we're "being them". Kass --I would like to mention that in all the frukas that has occurred on the matter of eyeglasses, I am willing to concede that in some instances we ...

Halvgrimr

I find most often, the definition of LH is used as the point of the snobbery sword, i.e. "we are doing living history, what (crap) you are doing is not living history." I'm sure you know what I am talking about. Despite claims of altruism and wanting to educate others, some folks use their concept ...

Halvgrimr

see http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... 563#297563

Halvgrimr

are there any on the Archive?
I am considering mechanting some of his stuff.
I have done some online searching and havent come up with much.
Was wondering how to enter into the process.

Halvgrimr

Halvgrimr

This is just about as goobie as it can possibly be, but I heard myself reciting this in my head during the Wall battle at Crusades last year... I dont even have a celto/norse persona.... Lo there do I see my father, Lo there do I see my mother and my sisters and my brothers, Lo there do I see the l...

Halvgrimr

I dont have an exact dating and I know its not much help but most of these ridge helms are pre-Viking Age. Oh, wait, page 115 of "Evidence from Dura Europos for the origins of the Late Roman Cavalry Helmets' by Simon James says the following ..... "...culminating in the Concesti helmet, deposited in...

Halvgrimr

Maelgwyn

look here http://www.missouri.edu/~rls555/temp/concesti/

Halvgrimr

Halvgrimr

InsaneIrish wrote:Follow up:
The rawhide has formed a hard tight barrier around the shield and I think that even if I cut all the sinew off it would stay on the shield anyway. .

--it will
a few of my shields only have tacks in a few places and it stays on fine unless its gets damp

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Halvgrimr

JP I use rawhide edging on both my SCA and rebated steel shields. I, like you, have never had any luck with chew toys. I buy sheets of rawhide and cut them into 2-3 inch wide strips. I then soak these in the bathtub until the are workable. I then 9after drying them a bit) lay one of top of the other...

Halvgrimr

I need some pics I need pics of the following AUTHENTIC items for a page I am putting together to help newbies understand some of the gear we use to steel combat. I need pics of the following, (big isn't an issue) -close up of butted mail (if possible with a penny for size reference) -close up of In...

Halvgrimr

Edward MacTavish

I have forwarded your reply to one of the texas groups that are in NADARA (they held the event of which you speak), there are 3 in San Antonio

hopefully someone will contact you

Halvgrimr

Halvgrimr

[quote="Glen K"]Bjorn, It seems you don't have much worthwhile or positive to contribute to any conversation, anywhere. This is the Research and Authenticity board, not the "let's dredge up trouble and call names" forum. Please discontinue your unrelated diatribes. quote] --just put him in...

Halvgrimr

NADARA is a group that does Dark Age recreation. They are brand new from what I can tell. Lots of good information but they've been fighting alot lately. Of course ask Halvgrimr and its my fault right Halvgrimr? Bjorn Swiftaxe --we havent been fighting alot Bjorn, we are sorting the chaff and the w...

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Re: striped pants

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Paul Chen distributors/resaler's

Need pics of the following items pertaining to steel combat