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I'm selling my Corinthian style helmet. I bought it on a whim, but realized I didn't want to be a Scythian. For archivers, I'd accept payments over the course of the spring and summer.

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Hi all,
These links were posted on the Zagloba's Tavern mailing list. This was an event in March for pike and shot reenactors to get together and practice period maneuvers. I missed it, but enjoy the pics.
http://www.warhorseguild.com/Sacramento.html

http://dhcp-130-127.caltech.edu/~cnk/Ac ... iesII.html

http://dhcp-130-127.caltech.edu/~cnk/Ac ... II-Movies/

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Hi all, I've uploaded pictures from our last trip in Europe. These are from the weekend before we flew back to the states after 7 years in Germany. We visted Bernkastel-Kues in Germany's Mosel valley to order wine from our favorite vinter, Herr Broesch of Weingut am Rosenburg. m Lots of cool halftim...

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The idea behind everyone being noble in the SCA stems from the notion that nobles treated everyone of lower standing like dirt. The SCA was born in 1960s California and is infused with lots of that era's idealism. Add in the fact that to afford armour and weapons and compete in a tournement, you wou...

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Depending on when exactly in the early 14th century you are aiming for, you could make a cyclas, which is similar to a surcote. Here's a link to a funeral brass dated 1327ish. m Or a little closer to 1340 would be Sir Hugh Hastings, the number two brass on this page. m It also depends on where you a...

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I agree that the Zwinger suits look like cuirassier armour. Unfortunatley, the best picture of the pike armour I have is the one I posted. My wife, who is the expert picture taker, was watching my napping daughter while I went thru the museum. I post the other unblurry one. Plus a pciture of the gia...

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I was at Grand Outlandish back in 94 or 95 and we were fighting in the castle. I was part of the forlorn hope defending the opened gate on the dirt bridge that crossed the dry moat. It was a res battle, all my buddies get gakked and are coming back from the res point. I need to buy them time to get ...

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[quote="DavidEvans"]Most of those images were of Horse armour, which is nice...but relies on a big horse to carry the weight! quote] This pic is foot tournement armour from the Zwinger Palace and the other is of pikeman's armour at Schloss Ambrass . Not much diff from the 3/4 harnesses sho...

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Some more. The pics are from the collections at Schloss Abrass, near Innsbruck, Austria, the Meersburg on the Bodensee in Germany and the Zwinger Palace in Dresden, Germany. The top pic is of late 16th/early 17th century foot tourney armour from the Zwinger Palace. IIRC, they were for the duke of Sa...

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Hmm, I think I have some pics.

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My goal was and is to be able to offer a challenging fight to all comers in all weapon forms. It never was about getting a belt or a crown. It is about sharing the comraderie of hard sport with people I respect and enjoy.

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You need to look in Nicolle's Big Green Book of Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era ISBN: 1853673471. It's out of print, but used copies are on Amazon. The section on Italy has gobs of line drawings showing Italian militia with those big shields. The Osprey Italian Militiaman book also has some ill...

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AFAIK, it doens't have a name. MRL markets it as a the medieval chopper. Most folks call it a Maciejowski chopper.

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Jehan, if you are going to stay in Rothenburg odT, I'd recommend the Hotel Gerberhaus on the the Spitalgasse. That's the section of the town that was walled in the late 1500s. A very friendly family run bed and breakfast, with an awesome breakfast buffet and a kaffe and kuchen selection that are to ...

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Well, a quick google of the MacDubhgal surname revealed this site. m The Academy of St Gabriel has this to say about Dubhgal m Highland Scottish and Irish names follow pretty standard namimg conventions for most of the SCA period. Someone son/daughter of someone, if you are higher up on the food cha...

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Jehan,
Rothenburg is right off the A7 Autobahn. Since it is such a tourist mecca, there are lots of signs. It is an easy drive from Frankfurt. Use www.viamichelin.com to find the best driving directions.

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Jehan, Are you staying in Garmisch? Eastern Bavaria has more of a medival flare than Upper Bavaria, which is full of Baroque and Rococo architecture. But Innsbruck is right down the road from Garmisch. Places I would recommend: Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a medieval walled city in fine condition. It w...

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Ron, I've seen some of the war trophy ones up close. Most German and Austrian castles have some stuff taken from the battles with the Ottomans. Ambras in Innsbruck had a bunch in particular. here's some so-so pics. m Don't let the armoured giant and ranks of pikemen throw you, I didn get some Ottoma...

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Ahriman, I don't think that there are any SCA folks near you, either. I know there are some people in Vienna and a few of the Polish reenactment groups play with the SCA once in a while, but that's it. I don't know of any groups in Hungary at all. Lots up in Scandinavia. The European SCA website is:...

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Here's a couple of my favourites

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SCA stuff Attend fighter practice on a regular basis Build a coherent late period Polish panzceri SCA heavy kit Sew a good coherent Polish szlachty wardrobe Learn more about late period Polish history Life stuff Score an 85 on my AF Fit test Make E-7 Get off my duff and get back to college Learn to ...

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Hi all, What types of silk fabric would be period for 16th century Poland? I've seen some illustrations of fabulous brocade zupans and delia, most are described as silk. But what about plainer fabrics? Is duponni (sp) period? I'm moving to Abilene, Texas and I have to get my wardrobe hot weather com...

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I think so. The other option is cotton mattress padding sandwiched between plain duck on one side and fancy fabric on the other.

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Thanks for the information Karen and Ron. In God's Playground is now on my Christmas wish list!

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m I would go with something like this instead of the 100% polyester. Not so much from an authenticity standpoint, but from a breathability and heat standpoint. The cotton will breath better and keep you cooler. If you have an Ikea near you, look for the linen that they sell for curtains and draperie...

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Thanks, Thorfinn.
I was doing some searching on my own and noticed a kind form follows function effect with clothing from Russia and the steppes. Its exactly as you said, the basic shape is the same over a long period, the details just differ.

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Greetings, With my new found interest in late period Eastern Europe, I've discovered I need to add to my library yippee! What are some good books that cover the history and culture of Eastern Europe in the late 16th, early 17th centuries? I'm interested mainly in Poland, but I need to learn about al...

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Been there, done that. Spent many fruitless hours trying to retrace web steps to find cool stuff.

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Well, except for the decorative elements around the closure and hood, it's pretty much a normal brown cloak. I'm not thinking that much explaianation beyond "it was cold and I purchased this from a merchant in Antioch" would be required.

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Alcyoneus,
Do you remember where you saw the illustration by any chance?

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Hey everyone, While my mom was visiting we made a coat using a caftan pattern I found on the web. For fabric I had a surplus Soviet navy blanket. I added a hood so that it could be used in lieu of a cloak at events. While warm, the results scream mountain man, especially paired with my kickass fur h...

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Ron,
Thanks for the links. I'll definately sign up for the yahoo group. I've always been interested in the time period and area. I like the mixture of east and west and idea of being the bulwark against the Ottoman hordes. Then there's fact that hussars and pancerni look soooo badass.

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Thanks for the help everyone. For whatever reason, I just like the look of the eastern European stuff. How difference is there between late 1500s stuff and early 1600s? I'm think of just soft kit for the SCA right now.

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Cool, thanks for the insights. What are some good sources in English for that time period in Poland and Eastern Europe? I like the flamboyance of that era. Plus the family is from that area.

SCA legal Corinthian Helmet on Ebay

Pics from the School of the Rennaissance Soldier

Pictures from Germany, France and Switzerland

Re: Late 16th Century armour

What types of silk fabric are period?

Good books for 16-17th century Eastern Europe

The inadvertant mountain man