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Fearghus Macildubh

Have you tried to use the google translation function? m The translation will be very rough, it translates everything literaly, with little regard for grammar. Here's an example from Markt-Falkenstein's webpage: As a cure-contributory guest you keep the BayerwaldCard falcon stone free starting from ...

Fearghus Macildubh

My personal vision is much more influenced by all the Romantic ideals than the actual ideals of the Medieval Era. I admit that. I am too much a modern American to do more than play at being a medieval nobleman. I may have a sense of entitlement( as many Americans of my generation are accused of havi...

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If you are keen on mid to late 14th century England, get Daily Life in Chaucer's England. The other book, Daily Life in the Middle Ages, covers a larger time period, ca1100 to the Black Death (1340ish IIRC) and a larger area, France, England, the Low Countries and the HRE.

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The Strasbourg altarpiece (mid 14th cent) has a soldier with a side strapped round. Of course it could be an anachronism because he's supposed to be a Roman. Though he is wearing normal German style armour. There are some Italian frescoes that show militia with side strapped ovals and a good represe...

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Hi all, I've come to a decision regarding my SCA armour. I want it to be real armour. I don't like having to hide my body armour under a surcote, though I do like the long surcote. I don't want folks who come the demos to think that medieval soldiers wore big leather kidney belts. I'm willing to let...

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For me, SCA combat finally got rid of my need to prove that I was no longer the chubby 11 year old who cried when he got stuffed into the gym locker. When I got bigger, I didn't become a bully, but I certainly did use my size to intimidate and provoke. I had a firm grasp on the a-hole ball. I enjoye...

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Sir Rhys,
I like your suggested rule changes. They would certainly give our events a more medieval flare. Add in some appearence clauses and we would really be cookin'with gas.

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Von Sussen may have what your friend wants, or near enough to never mind.
http://sussen.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/page2.html

It's a norse conical with an nasal, not a spangenhelm, but it is stainless.

I've bought stuff from Karl before. Fast hipping, goods are always as advertised, but YMMV.

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I agree with Jester and Karl. I think the default should be arms of peace. You best your opponents, not kill them. Even "wars" should be grand melees.

Fearghus Macildubh

I scanned the effigy from Nicolle's book and posted it below. The book dates it 1320-1330. I prefer the long surcote to the shorter one that becomes popular on the continent in the 1330s, so that's why I picked this effigy. With all the fancy details on the limb armour, I'm assuming it's tooled or e...

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Great link, Randall! I'll have to start combing the web for some simple coat of plate patterns, then I can make some mock ups. Adam, I was toying with the idea of heavy fabric for a CoP. The heat here in West Texas is brutal during the summer and I think armour that is even a little breathable will ...

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There is an English effigy in Nicolle's Big Green Book of Everything Cool 1050-1350 from around 1320. The knight wears a bascinet with an Italian style drape and aventail, tooled rebraces, knees and greaves and padded cuisses. He has a long surcote. His body protection is going to be maille with som...

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blintersifrid wrote:Is 4oz too light?
I am also trying to make up splinted forearms, and hoping I can use what I have lying about.
Thanks.

As long as the leather is thick enough to stop the rivets from pulling through it, you should be good. Washers or burrs will help as well.

Fearghus Macildubh

Slope pace and take an arm, followed with a face thrust. If you are fast enough with the "kendo chop" you can oftimes tag a two weapon fighter in the face at lay on. If they play sticky weapon, use the rest of your sword to control thier second weapon, then push off and chop to the center ...

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I am racking my brain to think of where I saw big leather bags that looked "duffley" Ãn some period art. I'm thinking of ones taht sort of look like a blanket roll, with buckles, or a giant map case. Go to page 9 at m (though there's a few others in that article too). That's the exact ba...

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T. Finkas wrote:Hehe...I read the thread title and thought you were bragging!

Nope, in that case it would be a leather sack

Fearghus Macildubh

James B. wrote:Check out this thread

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... highlight=

That's the one! Thanks James!

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Hi all, My mother in law sent me some wonderfully distressed leather, it used to be her chaps for endurance riding. I had thought to use it to make a jerkin that was pre-aged, but I'm to big around for that. I was looking at the leather laying on the floor and I thought "That looks like a duffl...

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m m I just googled it. m I have this book and it is a great reference for all kinds of oddball weapons, armours and castles. Most of the castles will have a floorplan and line drawing of the castle. Another idea is to contact the various castle shops for those castles you like. Many of the shops hav...

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Well, since the Lough Henney helmet dates to the 14th century and was found in the 1970s, wouldn't it be more correct to say the Gondor helmet looks like it?

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What's the historical reference for the helm? where/when/who? I'd think anyone who can whip up a welded bascinet should have no trouble with that one. The helmet is called the Lough Heney helmet, after the place in Ireland where it was found. It is 14th/15th century, probably of local manufacture. ...

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Not that it is a difficult pattern, but I am looking for a helm in stainless (not mirror finished) based off the Lough Henney helm, like in the attached pictures. It would be for SCA combat. I'm not in a rush, I have a servicable helm now, but this would be my objet de desire, so to speak. Thanks fo...

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"Friends of God and enemies of the World" that is such a cool medieval motto.
There was a Dover coloring book on Pirates that had a Victual Brother page.

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Another reason to wear your helm is to practice those around the head offside shots. The helm makes your head bigger (duh), I spent weeks practicing that shot without my helm and kept smacking my wrist into my basinet point at FP. quelle embarassment!

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It does double duty!
http://cgi.ebay.com/CUSTOM-Minnesota-VI ... dZViewItem

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Hmmm, looking at Jost Amman,, he was in his heyday post 1560. Probably explains the close helm and waffenrock combination. His daily life sutff is great. As for Durer, right now i'm digging through the 1500-1550s German pages at the web gallery of art.

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I found this picture from a Swedish group's site. Looks like what you were talking about, Irish. No hinged cheeks or buff. Definately looks like a transition from the "coal skuttle"sallet and the burgonet. I also posted the 3/4 harness, because eventually, I would like to get one and then lose the w...

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Great! Now to start looking for pictures of early burgonets. Jost Amman woodcuts, here I come!
Thanks!

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Greetings, I have a plan to upgrade my harness to that of a Landsknecht officer in the mid 16th century. Would a waffenrock be appropriate for that time? I'm want to use the rock to coven the blatant SCAisms of my harness until I can replace them. Would a burgonet be appropriate with a waffenrock? O...

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The two big things that jump out at me are the ABS and the boots. The ABS should be covered with leather and riveted to look like splinted arm and leg harness. Some spats to cover the combat boots and your kit would look much better. Perhaps I'm missing something. The text description states that t...

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Hunting, brewing, forging, coopering, leatherwork, bone carving, household repair, carpentry. I'd say it depends on your day job. Viking being a part time affair unless you were part of a jarl's or sea king's household.

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The two big things that jump out at me are the ABS and the boots. The ABS should be covered with leather and riveted to look like splinted arm and leg harness. Some spats to cover the combat boots and your kit would look much better.

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A Norse crossover coat, a garde-corps or a Renaissance cassock woul all work out of heavyweight wool.

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I don't have a fencing kit yet, but my goal is to portray a later Elizabethan master gunner and adventurer, for both armoured and rapier combat. m The man in the red jerkin is what i had in mind. I don't think a helm would be out of place on such a person. I agree that everyone would not be out and ...

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One of the many great things about being stationed in Germany was going on trips and trying the local beer and wine. Some of the monastaries I visited had awesome beer and had been brewing for, in one case, a thousand years. Take that, Miller brewing co.! I'm pretty sure I tried around 500 different...

The quest for real armour

Here's the effigy I'm talking about

Body Armour for 1320?

Re: Leather bags, big ones?

Leather bags, big ones?

Looking for someone who could make this helm

Minnesota vikings shield

Waffenrock and helmet?