The Armour Archive

mordreth

About nine years ago my dad got very sick (died about eight years ago) my household exploded, a number of squires turned on me like rabid dogs, one squire who was due to be knighted in about six months went home from pensic, went to coronation, and walked away from the whole group, hasn't returned a...

mordreth

In anycase, does "florentine"style work similar to the Two Heavens school(the style of Mushashi using the companion sword and long sword), or does it work similar to Kali/escrima/, with two closely matched weapons? Usually alot more like escrima, but with bigger heavier sticks and very li...

mordreth

If i read this right my options are as follows: 1 stay at range and atack the center line. 2 star at range and attack to the side. 3 stay at range and attack the leg 4 stay at range and avoid the leg, as i will get hit in the head. 5 Be more aggresive than my foe and swing like crazy 6 wait for my ...

mordreth

I'll take some time to read it and work through your explanations before just making an off the cuff critique A reasoned response based on actually reading what I wrote? Who are you, and how did you get on the internet? Seriously, that's great, I'm interested in what people think about it. I was be...

mordreth

if i'm fighting a -good- twosworder: work the thrust while backing up; if you don't see what you want then mistime your next step and advance swinging too hard for him to block. his block goes up, but you power through, taking enough force off it not to be excessive. And if for some reason he misse...

mordreth

Fight him at proper range - for me using a 5 1/2 foot greatsword that is at most two feet from your opponent. Stay in a deep crouch to make him dip his blades if he wants to strike at you. If he strikes for your legs block by chopping at his sword blade or forearm. If he strikes at your head strike ...

mordreth

You might also want to look for the dig book on Martins hundred
http://www.amazon.com/Martins-Hundred-I ... 0813913233

mordreth

It has come to my attention that there may be some question of the legality of an Atzinger shield in the East Kingdom. Are all shields in the East Kingdom required to have fat hose edging, or are the aluminum shields with the narrow plastic edging being used? Confused- Vitus I've ruined more swords...

mordreth

I think I'd be more concerned with the long term effects from repeated blows to the head than blood cloting.I've read that Muhammed Ali's problems may stem in part from getting his brains rattled to many times. And he was good, never really got his alot until towards the end..Otto He was never the ...

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Jousting was big in England, and the American south in the mid 1800's so they were doing re-enactments. A few years ago at the Old Bethpage Nassau County Fair (set in the 1880's) there was a group of former North / South skirmishers who had formed a Grand Army of the Republic reenactment group. they...

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Ken Mondschein wrote:
BEHanner wrote:I have 5 large leather pulpit Bibles that originally sold for over $100 that I got a great deal on. They are these http://www.parable.com/parable/item_019 ... m&rid=2266 but only two have the boxes the others are just shrink wraped.

Ah, if only they were in the original Latin...

try
http://www.sacredbible.org/

mordreth

Sidenote If any of you ever make it to the military museum at West Point in the WW I display they have an Austrian trench mace, and an AEF trench mace. The Austrian mace is a beautifly turned piece of wood with blued spiked steel straps attached stamped with eagles. The AEF mace is a 2 X 4 studded w...

mordreth

Archery was valued in nordic cultures, so yes indeedy they did

mordreth

It's not lethal (in SCA terms) but it is wonderfully effective in suggesting to someone that you would appreciate a less aggressive use of his shield

mordreth

Odo was Williams brother, the bulk of the higher clergy were noblemen (it was among other things a good way of generating a livlihood for a younger brother) The "baculus" (club) was both a weapon, and a symbol of authority so arguing that a nobleman wouldn't use one is somewhat off. http://www.medi...

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Winterfell wrote:Well that is something I would like to see.
Romans crawling through the streets.
Normans raiding the candle shops.
Vikings raiding the women in the candle shops.
15th century men at arms raiding the textile shops.

Their gun crews are very well drilled, I don't relish eating grape.

mordreth

"The long staff, morris pike, or javelin, or such like weapons above the perfect length, have advantage against all manner of weapons, the short staff, the Welch hook, partisan, or glaive, or such like weapons of vantage excepted, yet are too weak for two swords and daggers or two sword and buckler...

mordreth

Stephen...As a member of Adria as well...I would simply ask him to show that it is in fact a "Knight" that carried them and not a man-at-arms. I have a simaler prob here in Alhambra...Our Duke likes to use a pike...all 12 feet of it...A spear I could go along with , but a pike is something I've nev...

mordreth

Odo was Williams brother, the bulk of the higher clergy were noblemen (it was among other things a good way of generating a livlihood for a younger brother) The "baculus" (club) was both a weapon, and a symbol of authority so arguing that a nobleman wouldn't use one is somewhat off. http://www.medie...

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Primvs Pavlvs wrote:LVCIVS
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Last but not least my lovely Helveti wife
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In the language of my people
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mordreth

There's a very good chance that if you turn your head away from a thrust(great weapon) it will come into the side of your head with a great deal more force than would have hit your faceplate - please do feel free to ignore it

mordreth

I have a fairly good ability to get through a shield wall, and into the second or third rank. Sadly I have rarely gotten the idea across to people that when I go into and through a wall there is a hole that the rest of the unit should use. I'm frequently lonely so One field battle I go into a wall, ...

mordreth

Not Pennsic, but the funniest thing that's happened since AS single digit ************************************************** It has to be a least ten years ago - Ostgardr used to have a midweek practice in Manhattan at Union Square Park (23rd st & Broadway). Around 10:00 one night a casting call for...

mordreth

(I am EXTREMELY afraid of the table saw - have no idea why.) The people who aren't convinced that table mounted routhers, table saws, band saws and radial arm saws aren't demoniac engines put on earth to maim people are the ones who lose fingers hands and arms. If you want to learn how to use them t...

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Jason Grimes wrote:............
Mordeth - that is very cool armour for your son. I like.

Thanks - I think he is currently king of the eight year olds in his social set, he owns armor, and a nerf set that has this thing that looks like an RPG, and carries 60 ft.
Peace through superior firepower and intimidation

mordreth

This image essentially elaborates on what I was referring to. The extremely exposed cords look odd. And frankly even new aquisitions have been tampered with by former owners. http://www.koryaks.net/images/armor.jpeg now compare the image above with the one below.... [img]http://www.in-nyc.com/sca/c...

mordreth

Mordreth, I'm using the lamellar on that site you linked as a basis for my Han Dynasty lamellar. I know there is about a 1300 year difference, but I don't see why the form couldn't have been similar. The Chinese had the habit of sicking with useful desifns and concepts for centuries. Very cool = wh...

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The team from the museum of natural history bought the harness which was in use at the time of purchase, the photos in the article I put the link for were taken at the time so the assembly is pretty much accurate. Keep in mind that like early Japanese and a number of asian harness' the armor is desi...

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Browin Auld wrote:What's that... flappy-thingummy the chuckee has strapped to his back?

It's a form of shield

mordreth

Brilliant! There's a lucky young fellow! Thanks - I'm not necessarily wild about working in plastic, but this was a very good learning project for me at a fairly low cost in cash and time, and the little guy is just mad for the harness. The upside is I did the chest and back seperatly, and joined t...

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The flip side to all of this is "There is no such thing as excessive force" which was preached by one knight in particular in the East. I had a very powerfull squire, sadly he lft the society in disgust eiht years ago, at one tournament he watched this knight walk through attacks, and plant hard str...

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As Animal Weretiger mentioned there is cheating - while marshalling Pensic I have had to go to units and ask them to examine their collective consciences about where their wall was and who was standing where when the hold was called. There are men who can be knocked sprawling by a blow who will clai...

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Alcyoneus wrote:Use them to your advantage and clobber a duke or two when it happens.

Ask yourself:

What Would Musashi Do?

tie his chinstrap?

mordreth

How heavy a taper in the mail do you need?
Are you doing the fitting wearing the gambeson that will be worn with the armor?

mordreth

So the torso armor is done, I'm going to start on the helm, and start on the gambeson and armored sleeves in late winter/early spring. the kid grows overnight.

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