The Armour Archive

freiman the minstrel

Light. Doesn't mean that I wont call it if I have to think. I am not a rhino. I know that. I have spent fifteen years gaining that reputation. I work hard to protect it. Sometimes that reputation is held hostage. Who cares? The reputation is more important than any single fight. If I hit you, I want...

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ccartee wrote:i have a 23.5" circumference head at the brow...

I'm planning for an outer circumference of 32"

32" seems awful large.

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I was using a hammer like that this morning. Odd that, I am not an armorer. If your set is like mine, you will want to be conscious of the handles being badly fastened to the head. I am not saying that yours is like this, but it might be something to keep in mind. If this is case, extended useage wi...

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Coppergate is a little late. Go with the Sutton Hoo. The sutton hoo helm is dated according to The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial from British Museum Press (ISBN 0 7141 0575 9) lists the date of the burial at 624/5 (back cover). So early seventh century. Are you doing British Isles Saxon, or Continental Sax...

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ccartee, Fourteenth century seems relatively simple, compared to some of the later stuff. Before I start, remember that I am a minstrel, not an armorer. I am also not much of a historian. Most of my info comes from this very archive. Also let me say that you might want to post this same question to ...

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I have two. The first one is really funny. It was humiliating at the time, and I was convinced that I would have to drop out of the SCA. m The second one happened at Border Raids Year before last. I was using a two handed weapon, probably the excellent greatsword the Radu made for my so many years a...

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Are there any close ups of the weapons available? Is there anyone who has used these weapons that could tell up what they are like? How much do they weigh? Are they similar to the weight of real weapons? Alucard, do you use these weapons in your LARP? Have you examined one? How do they compare to th...

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well if you interested - here my old helm it have 14ga mild top and 16ga mild sides if you decide to buy it - i'll remove dents and polish it. Beathan, The deal on the used helm is good. One thing. The eyeslots look a little large. If you can get a 25.4mm (or just 25mm) wood dowel into the holes, t...

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I would repeat an entire event, (summer coronation) or not do it at all. I was a jerk.

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Skip the lime and the vodka, please. I prefer to have Scotch thrown down on me... Or is that, "I prefer to have Scots thrown down on me...?" (My Scots knight is about to throw a wrap on my ass...) I think that a single malt firehose would be a very popular weapon to get hit by. Though a lot of folk...

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Yeah, Hundred years war period (14th cent) is a really good starting point. I am assuming that you want SCA armor. If not, I apologize, but that is all I can really talk about with any sort of knowlege. Even then, I am famous for music, not armor. Leather is probably the most expensive thing that we...

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Yeah, that's what we used to call a "preist's collar gorget". The marshals eventually got all bent out of shape about our upper spines and we all added flaps suspended from the back. Nobody had gotten hurt, but they made the rules, and they could keep us off the field. So we added them.' Of course, ...

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Aaron, Helping a newbie into his or her first rig is very satisfying. Many times they decide that the hobby is not for them, and that is extremely disapointing, but when they do stay in, you can take a tiny measure of pride in their accomplishments for the rest of their fighting career. A little par...

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Does ryan air fly there by chance. I live in germany if any of you are headed to mainland europe let us know so we can set up places for y'all to stay. Yes, Indeed. Rosaki has been very kind to me in the past, and I would love to have an opportunity to repay them a little. We have some pretty good ...

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In reality in very happy of the results, but in comparison to the stuff that we see everyday around here.... But you are right.. next time will be better, and further will always be better. I'm satisfied, it won't be perfect, but after some welds it will be combat ready. Signo, there are master arm...

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I feel like I need to say something since DVA has obviously decided not to play this game again. I have armor made from all period materials. Ok, some of my stuff is stainless, but other than that, it all period matierials. That being said... Dark Victory Armor is better looking than the carpet armo...

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What was the actual word? I talked to a couple of german friends. I think that the term that the fellow used was "Ausstrahlung", which can be literally translated as "The radiation that a person emits". It is pronounced Aus - Strah - Loong. "aus" is a modifies, meaning "outward". "Strahlung" is rad...

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Guys, Somebody said something odd to me yesterday. He was a relatively new fighter. He said about eighteen months, and I believe him. He said that when he faced a particular figher on the field that fighter's "Aura" had him beat. He used a german word, and another person at the revel translated it. ...

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Girls, Girls, Don't fight, you're both pretty. James, is it really true that Most English Larps (at least medieval themed ones) don't allow wood cored sheilds? This sounds silly. Do they really outlaw period materials? I don't know why you would, but do you have any idea of the thinking behind this?...

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George, I just realized that we gave you lots of beginner information, But forgot to include one important sentence. Armed with Basic leatherworking skills, you can make anything. If you can get your hands on any leather product, from armor to holsters to baseball gloves, you can make it. If you can...

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You know, Your Grace, Tandy leather has thier 69$ sides of armor grade leather on sale again. With the current weakness of dollar (the dollar is at an all time low) against the Euro, sides now cost less than fifty euros. We do have a base in Reyavic, they could all be sent to the APO there, making t...

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You know, there is an excellent tutorial essay on this very archive that telly you how to make a round shield that lasts. It's by my friend Giles, who has had the same sheild for as long as I have known him (about 5 years). The sheild they found at the Sutton Hoo Ship Burial was 91.5 cm in diameter....

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This seems stupid to me. Look, I play this game. I know it hurts. I know that people sometimes get hurt. I wear armor to safer , but if I wanted to be Safe , I would play a different game. Getting hit with sticks is never going to be Safe . To try to make it so is stupid. It it isn't life threatenin...

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You know, I do best when I do a balanced weekly routine of running, pell work and weight training. Conditioning helps tons, but you wont know what you need to work on until you are fighting. When running, don't run every day. Injuries will really, really slow your progress. If you feel that you need...

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George, I have a few minutes. Before I start, let me be clear on one thing. I am a minstrel. I am not an armorer. I can and do make my own armor, and I can be of some basic help to newer folks. I will tell you what little I know, and hopefully somebody on this archive will be able to correct any mis...

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Thank you all for your input. I will be going to nurnburg on my day off (Friday Dec 10) and take some pictures of specific pieces of 14th c stuff for talbot if I can. maybe he can post em if they turn out. The SCA kingdom calendar is free that weekend. Wanna run to the The Fat Lady Sings for a beer...

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Yes, Batu, Welcome.

I will look for you on the field.

Good hunting.

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Gentles, I have noticed that my perceptions of my fighting seem to flawed. For about the past two years, I have felt that I was not making any progress, or that I was progressing in Plateaus, but in reality I have been making pretty slow, steady progress. Have you experienced this yourself? f

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There is a fellow out of Memphis name Sir Lee Friebrand that has his right hand centered on his torso, with is round sheild (about 50 cm) sitting on his left knee copp. He might be said to using that particular starting point. I think he uses it because it allows him to block pretty effectively with...

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i agree with you animal that it was a waste of freimans time trying to deal with a loud mouthed ass like this guy. my question for you is why do you not find "oobars" behavior worthy of contempt? Logan, I didn't find the behavior to be offensive. He was talking smack, and I gave him a little smack ...

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[quote="Animal" Freiman wrote:I once stole a spear from a guy (I think he was a Tuchux) That's not real bright. For the time you wasted trying to count coup think of all the good you coulda been doing for your side. We love when we can get the enemy to focus on pointless stupid shit while we run rou...

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Logan you don't like Tuchux, congratulations have a cookie. Why does it always have to be the evil wicked Tuchux vs. the kind innocent virtuous SCA? You're missing the CORE thing here. Freeman said he was TRYING TO TAKE SOMETHING THAT DID NOT BELONG TO HIM when he was told by the owner he was tryin...

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Because it was a Tuchuck, although the ones still on the field denied it. I have been on the periphery of incidents involving them, and no wish to be the focal point. I had no way to prove anything. I once stole a spear from a guy (I think he was a Tuchux) named "Oobar". He was so bent out of shape...

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Tink, Gotya. forgive us for being know it alls. OK, early period Celt. OK, I am going to make a guess and assume that that means iron age British Isles. OK, that means Maile. One of the best ways to do Maile in the SCA is to go with welded or riveted mail over either Leather (prefered) or plastic (n...

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Tink, I agree whole heartedly with the others on this thread that say the ideal way to approach this is to decide to fight, and then find out about the house after you do that. The decision about whether or not to fight is a personal one, not an organizational one. But I have a different question. D...

A fighter's "Aura" ??? (SCA ect)

Re: I'm off

(SCA ect) fits and starts, or steady progress?