The Armour Archive

Egfroth

You might want to use this resource to get your tent accurate. ------------------ Egfroth "I can hear the word money from a distance of fifty miles, if the wind's in the right direction" Major Dennis Bloodnok, Queen's Forty-Third Deserters (retd.) see my webpage at www.geocities.com/egfrothos [This ...

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To be perfectly honest, it hasn't been tied down, as far as I'm aware. Taking blows as "valid" has always been done on an honour system. There have been times in my experience where a hit on the rim of a kettle helmet has not been taken, and in my 'umble opinion, it would not, if a real blow, have d...

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Actually, the font won't allow me to do the correct spelling (unless someone knows how to do the combined AE) - it is Mediaeval . It's Latin, after all. ------------------ Egfroth "I can hear the word money from a distance of fifty miles, if the wind's in the right direction" Major Dennis Bloodnok, ...

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Have a look at the pole-arm (or whatever) on the far left in the top picture here . It might be one of these things, and it dates back to the mid 12th century. ------------------ Egfroth "I can hear the word money from a distance of fifty miles, if the wind's in the right direction" Major Dennis Blo...

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Fair enough. As I said, both methods are valid. However, th Gjermundbu helm I made was the first I'd tried using that technique, and it worked fine. But if you need to fit within a given set of rules, it's probably easier to do the "usual" than make a test case of it, with the chance of getting it k...

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This method of helmet bowl construction was by no means unknown earlier, either (and I don't just mean the now-discredited Kiev and Strong helms). See my page at http://www.geocities.com/egfroth1/MultiPlate.html ------------------ Egfroth "I can hear the word money from a distance of fifty miles, if...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Halberds: Mr. Egfroth: If it is to have no welding and single rivets. Do the 4 panels overlap inside. This will give it a different twist. I have never made one like that be...

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You ought to ask one of the New Zealanders what a weta is.

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Egfroth

"I can hear the word money from a distance of fifty miles, if the wind's in the right direction"

Major Dennis Bloodnok, Queen's Forty-Third Deserters (retd.)

see my webpage at www.geocities.com/egfrothos

Egfroth

Very nice. But may I suggest a single row of rivets as per several other Carolingian helmets (particularly the one on the holy water stoup), as well as on the Benty Grange and the Gjermundbu helmets? Though both methods were used, this one was apparently quite common at the time, but much less so in...

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Nope. I've seen round ones (the Hong Kong riot shield is a convex round shield made of basket-woven cane). I've also seen round perspex riot shields. Really, it is necessary to take into account the use the shield is to be put to before you decide whether or no it is appropriate. Riot shields are de...

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As far as 'm aware, nobody has tied down what jesseraunt/jazerant was, though i has been theorised that it may havebeen mail between two layers of fabric, or perhaps padding. Something that MAY be jazerant is the outfit worn by St Merkourios here - check out the folded over "lapel" which shows mail ...

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Yep, that's Hastings 2000. They have them every few years. Though it's still a bit vague (English Heritage make the decisions and haven't made a firm commitment - have they Halvgrim?)it appears the next one will be in 2006, 940 years after the original event. I'll be there with bells on (hmm, intere...

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What, you mean like this?

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Egfroth

"I can hear the word money from a distance of fifty miles, if the wind's in the right direction"

Major Dennis Bloodnok, Queen's Forty-Third Deserters (retd.)

see my webpage at www.geocities.com/egfrothos

Egfroth

Have a look at http://www.geocities.com/egfroth1/HbkRivetting.html for some stuff on rivetting. I find that if you have a commercial domed-head rivet and want to flatten it inside the helmet so the domed-head is outside , a good idea is to make a hemispherical hole, the size of the rivet head, in yo...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by David Blackmane: . . . the viscous Chicken of Bristol . . <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Eeeewww!!! How old does a dead chicken have to be before it becomes viscous? ( viscou...

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Dunno about SCA requirements, but I have helmets 15 years old with rivets made of roofing nails tha have survived all that time in metal weapons combat, where the force of a blow might be somewhat less due to safety rules, but the point forces would be considerbably higher because the impactis conce...

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The Tapestry is equivocal. There are quite a few pics which look like they could be either integral or separate coifs, while a couple look VERY like separate ones. You can look at your leisure at all the panels of the Bayeux tapestry at http://www.hastings1066.com/ As far as aventails go, yes they h...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Brodir: Myself and a friend are wanting to get involved in re-enactment-style steel fighting . . . Anyone have any pointers or online resources for two total novices? Thanks...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by David Blackmane: The Rohirrim were basically Norse men on horse back in the books. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Well, Anglo-Saxons, actually, according to Tolkien. He said ...

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I think your major problem would be getting the grill etc off again, yes? I don't suppose nuts and bolts are acceptable? I can't remember who I corresponded with about thsi in the past, but I've seen some pretty interesting solutions to this problem. One was to slightly fudge the helmet by introduci...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Garth: Greetings all, armor (11th or 12th century I believe) that is worn knee length and 3/4 sleeves but is not mail. It seemed to be leather with horizontal and vertical l...

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There's a nice version of this helmet on a reliquary of Charlemagne dating to the first decade of the 13th century; it can be seen in "Arms and Armour of the Mediaeval Knight". I've always called it a transition helmet, pure and simple. But that can be misleading - too many transitions. In this case...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Magmaforge: if you work for Byz Empire, would it not be possible to use the old Greek "PX" cross on your shield? Just a thought. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Seems to have gone out...

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I've replied separately, with attachments.

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There are three figures in the Bayeux Tapestry with this kind of outfit on. Here , here and here . Wolfgang Grape, in his book "The Bayeux Tapestry" of about 1996, has demonstrated, to my satisfaction at least, that this is in fact upper-class clothing, with a pattern which later developed into the ...

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I have at least 2 pics, but I'm away from home for a few days. I'll email them to you when I get back. They appear on Trajan's column. ------------------ Egfroth "I can hear the word money from a distance of fifty miles, if the wind's in the right direction" Major Dennis Bloodnok, Queen's Forty-Thir...

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Winterfell, You didn't mention the period you were interested in, or what exact part of the hilt you meant. I certainly have photos of viking age crossguards and pommels of "copper alloy" (and even one of reindeer horn) ------------------ Egfroth "I can hear the word money from a distance of fifty m...

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Brodir, I'm away from home for a few days, so can't access my library.I don't believe this is from my website,but I might have an image of it somewhere anyway. Give me a few days and I'll see what I can ffind. There's a holy water stoup (bucket) that has something similar on it, for exampke. In the ...

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However, the heater seems to be by far and away the most common in this period. ------------------ Egfroth "I can hear the word money from a distance of fifty miles, if the wind's in the right direction" Major Dennis Bloodnok, Queen's Forty-Third Deserters (retd.) see my webpage at www.geocities.com...

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Yes, no evidence at all that "ringmail" ever existed. It is my belief that the Bayeux Tapestry has "big rinngs" because of economy of time and materials - look at the very first two armoured figures on the Tapestry - they're wearing mail with VERY fine links indeed. I think after the first two, the ...

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Haven't quite gone yet. Have a look at my site www.geocities.com/egfrothos/MyHelmets.html for the Russian helmet and the "Great Polish" helmet - both suitable, and fid the Red Kaganate website as well.

More when I get back.

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Hey, he's not a Viking, he's an Anglo-Saxon, like My Good Self! To answer the question about shields, there is no evidence that any of the blazons used in the 11th century meant anything in particular. Heraldry as such had not yet been developed. The "wavy cross" appears on the Bayeux Tapstry and el...

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And an approximate date?

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Egfroth

"I can hear the word money from a distance of fifty miles, if the wind's in the right direction"

Major Dennis Bloodnok, Queen's Forty-Third Deserters (retd.)

see my webpage at www.geocities.com/egfrothos

Egfroth

Here's mine. It's Byzantine, based on this ikon. Actually, I've since fixed up the border to be more like the original. Pretty, huh? Don't even try to blazon it, though . . . ------------------ Egfroth "I can hear the word money from a distance of fifty miles, if the wind's in the right direction" ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Raibeart Lok De la Haye: It could sling a rock 150 yards easy, and/or tennis ball a little less, (less mass I suppose). <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Greater air resistance, less mo...