The Armour Archive

Egfroth

As I understand it, gambeson refers to a garment worn *over* armour, while pourpoint and aketon are for something worn underneath. On the other hand there have been some very interesting discussions as to what amount of padding (if any) *was* actually worn under mail. The only 3 pics from the Maxcie...

Egfroth

Spot on, and you even get to see the shield in the bonnacon pic. Note also that the guys in this one are *not* wearing mail chausses on their legs, just yer common everyday hose. They do, however, have integral mufflers (mail "mittens" built into the mail sleeves). It's not all that common to see pi...

Egfroth

Ah, but he was calling himself Annatar back then, wasn't he.

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Egfroth

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Egfroth

But I liked Rutger Hauer's work with the zweihander at the very beginning of the movie - and he was wearing an arming cap straight out of Durer's Paumgartner altar - not something you see every day. A movie that began well, and went rapidly downhill . . .

Egfroth

Rod, Nice bit of gear. You always scrub up well. But I'd argue that your helmet and surcoat would not have been worn in 1175 - the first evidences I've seen for both surcoats and helmet face-plates would be a decade or two later, and even then only by the elite. ------------------ Egfroth "Power; it...

Egfroth

You could try the Sealed Knot at http://www.sealedknot.org/ or the Routiers (at risk of brain seizure) at http://www.routiers.org/ Both of these deal with the period of the English Civil War, and may be disposed to help you. Might be a little late for you, but worth a look. The Routiers site leads t...

Egfroth

Have a look at http://home.tiscalinet.be/liebaart/index.htm - this is Flanders 1302, not the time and place you wanted, bu very close and with very good information. Then there's http://www.bumply.com/Medieval/Kit/kit.htm - also a good source, and abou as far before your period as de Liebaart is aft...

Egfroth

It *does* seem to be sitting a little high - is this a padding/suspension problem, because the shape of the helmet seems to indicate that it could sit lower if needed.

Oh, and the nasal obscures too much of her face . . .

Egfroth

I think lack of useful info is more likely. Not many of us collect such. Nails would be forged by a smith, with a squarish head and a square tapered shank. Hinges; dunno, but again, blacksmith made. Maybe church doors? Look at Sven Skildbiter's page - he has stuff on the Mastermyr and another Viking...

Egfroth

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Seamus: Thank you both for the advice thus far! [b][quote]Would a plume holder still be a valid method for this type of (non-historically accurate) helm? -Seamus ...

Egfroth

Konstantin - spot on. I usually think of the undotted "i" as "-uh", and I have a hell of a time remembering to use it. But it means that the name of the Topkapi Palace is pronounced (approximately) TOP-KAH-PUH, not Top-kah-Pee). Going back there in 2 years. Looking forward to it. The Queen of Cities...

Egfroth

Just re-watched "Cyrano de Bergerac" (the one with Ge'rard Depardieux - in the original French). The siege of Arras has a GREAT battle scene, nothing like Braveheart at all. yes, it's not mediaeval, but gives a better idea of historical warfare than most I've seen. Good swashbuckling stuff as well, ...

Egfroth

Never tried it, but you *are* aware the Roman ones were horsehair, aren't you. Or are there feathered ones that I've never heard of?

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Egfroth

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Egfroth

Are you trying to be historically accurate? If so, you really ought to make a plume attachment. Basically it's a tube that the plume fits into, and it flares out so it can be rivetted to the top of the helmet. Have a look here and http://www.geocities.com/egfrothos/PolishHelm.html (this one has a sp...

Egfroth

In John Keegan's "Face of Battle", there is a picture from the Chroniques du Hainault of 1478, with 2 kite shields straight out of the Bayeux Tapestry. So the never really went completely out of style. But yes, I think in general we can safely assume the heater would be the most commonly used with t...

Egfroth

Ah, well. At Hastings 2000, quite a number of people got haircuts for the event, while one or two (My Good Self among them)went Anglo-Saxon Lots of fun, but hard to explain at work on Monday morning. And as for us "furriners" going home on a plane, the looks we got going through Customs . . . ------...

Egfroth

Unfortunately, no. In my usual jackdaw manner, I just photocopied the page and didn't put down where it was from or what it represented (I have amended my ways somewhat since). However, I can tell you a few things about it. There is a figure of Christ above the castle, and one of the peoplem on the ...

Egfroth

There was another (unsuccessful) attempt to invade in 1069, in conjunction with an initially successful English uprising in York. As I recall, by the time the Viking army arrived, William had marched north, defeated the uprising and sowed the fields with salt. I think he bribed the Vikings to go hom...

Egfroth

Brodir, I'd be wary about assuming that these came back from the East, though I suppose it's possible. The head shape is different from the eastern ones I've seen, though (they were more curved, like the last example - labrys-shape). As I recall, most examples from the East (and they're also rare) w...

Egfroth

Yes, a little different in English, but not much. It'd be interesting to see what it said in the original language - it's been through so many translations to get where it is now.

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Egfroth

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Egfroth

Oh, I've no problem with that part of it (you'll see why in a moment) but the provenance is what worries me. It's not a battle axe, it's a working axe, and it's from the Mediterranean. See here ------------------ Egfroth "Power; it corrupts! I can FEEL it!! see my webpage at www.geocities.com/egfrot...

Egfroth

For all those who have wondered about the use of 2-headed axes in the Middle Ages, I give you the benefit of my years of research. Yes, there is evidence they did exist. No, there is no evidence either that they were common or that the Vikings used them. What the evidence really suggests is that the...

Egfroth

G'day, Hal. You've set a pretty big problem. The Crusades lasted about 200 years, from the First Crusade in 1095-9 to the fall of Acre - and that was just while they kept Outremer - there were campaigns referred to as "Crusades" far at least another 100 years after that. And there was a lot of evolu...

Egfroth

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Sasha: Could be a romfei. Used a lot by the Byzantine forces, most notably the varangian gaurd. Sasha<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Nup, not a rhomphaia. There IS a thing call...

Egfroth

What are they for? Are they armour, or to support armour, or just to wear? Apart from lederhosen, I have rarely if ever heard of leather trousers - where and when do the original examples come from? ------------------ Egfroth "Power; it corrupts! I can FEEL it!! see my webpage at www.geocities.com/e...

Egfroth

Nicely made. I take it this is based on the Coppergate helmet? I think I would have gone for smaller rivets, but to each his own. You've done a good job there. Is it going to have an aventail? ------------------ Egfroth "Power; it corrupts! I can FEEL it!! see my webpage at www.geocities.com/egfroth...

Egfroth

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Woeg: I'm about as white as white can be, definitely leaning towards the Irish/Scots family background I have in real life (pale skin and lots of freckles), and yet I portra...

Egfroth

There's also MS Germ., fol. 623, at the Staatsbibliothek Preussischen Kulturbesitz in Berlin, but I don't know anywhere on the et you can access it. There's a good picture of Roland's death from about 1250 on f. 23r, and maybe there are others as well - that's the only one I've been able to access. ...

Egfroth

Happy to help. That last site, by the way, also has links to the Manasse Codex, of a similar date, from Germany. Worth a look as well. Some good stuff there.

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Egfroth

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Egfroth

Also look at http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Ee.3.59/bytext - and http://www.callisto.si.usherb.ca/~croisade/IMAGES/Webimages.htm also has a lot of info, though you have to be fairly careful to look at the dates of the documents in this one - you're looking for "XIIIe siÃ¨cle" - thirteenth century....

Egfroth

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Ny BjÃ¶rn: A couple of weeks ago these belt mounts were found in the garrison forge by the hill fort at BjÃ¶rkÃ¶: . . . They are considered unique for Scandinavia and probab...

Egfroth

Does anybody have any historical evidence that these "spoked" tents were actually used? My group investigated this style but decided we couldn't justify it from contemporary evidence. As far as the need for stiffening of the circumference to maintain a circular shape, we haven't found it particularl...

Egfroth

Can't help you with Norman's address, butfor the scale you might like to have a look at http://www.geocities.com/egfroth1/ScaleArmour.html?1026649062780

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Egfroth

"Power; it corrupts! I can FEEL it!!
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Egfroth

Just to bring everybody up to date, I have replaced my page with contemporary pics of Byzantine armour, and added several new pics to the new page.. It's now at www.geocities.com/egfroth1/ByzArmour2.html ------------------ Egfroth "Power; it corrupts! I can FEEL it!! see my webpage at www.geocities....

Egfroth

That pic of St Merkourios, by the way, is at www.geocities.com/egfroth1/ByzArmour2 - interesting.

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Egfroth

"Power; it corrupts! I can FEEL it!!
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[This message has been edited by Egfroth (edited 07-27-2002).]

Two-headed axes - contemporary pics

Byzantine armour pics