Unfortunately I could not find any record of that particular blazon in the SCA armorial.
Sorry
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- Wed Dec 24, 2003 9:42 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: SCA heraldry help
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7
- Wed Dec 24, 2003 1:52 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: What's wrong with Combat Archery?
- Replies: 137
- Views: 74
What's the quote from the Godfather III?
"I keep trying to leave, but they keep pulling me back in."?
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"I keep trying to leave, but they keep pulling me back in."?
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- Tue Dec 23, 2003 11:01 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: What's wrong with Combat Archery?
- Replies: 137
- Views: 74
John A couple of things to note: First firing flack into the air to destroy incoming fire is not the same as firing en masse at stationary ground targets. Second, most archery attacks were not sustained volleys for the entire duration of a battle, they were normally opening volleys or intermitten sh...
- Mon Dec 22, 2003 3:22 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: What's wrong with Combat Archery?
- Replies: 137
- Views: 74
John, May I suggest that you do some further reading concerning medieval warfare and archery. I would also suggest that you actually engage in a battle or two where CA is being used extensively before settling upon a particular opinion. Also I would like to see a bunch of "noobs" (That is really an ...
- Mon Dec 22, 2003 2:51 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: What's wrong with Combat Archery?
- Replies: 137
- Views: 74
That trick never works. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/tongue.gif <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Brendan TT: <B> I second that motion. Let the SEM sort that crap out. </B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> ---------...
- Mon Dec 22, 2003 12:16 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Fastolf to Falstaff... huh??
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13
Yup it does. I remember reading about the fate of Falstaff in literature, and that was pretty much the reason. <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Agincourt: <B>Shakespeare also had to deal with the political vie...
- Mon Dec 22, 2003 12:06 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Siege Weapons and CA. (SCA)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7
Siege Weapons and CA. (SCA)
So if you don't like CA in the SCA, how do you feel about Siege Weapons such as balistas?
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- Mon Dec 22, 2003 12:04 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: What's wrong with Combat Archery?
- Replies: 137
- Views: 74
Hmmm. Well at last Pennsic when we were storming the castle there were several archers on the battlements shooting at us. Fortunately I had a shield. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif The day before, when the Midrealm was trying to take the castle from us, there were a couple of archers n...
- Sat Dec 06, 2003 11:34 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Swordwork East vs West
- Replies: 20
- Views: 17
Swordwork East vs West
Instead of comparing samurai and knight in armour, what about out of armour.
Talhoffer, Fiore, etc compared to Musashi,etc.
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Talhoffer, Fiore, etc compared to Musashi,etc.
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- Sat Dec 06, 2003 10:59 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Looking to get my gear less anachronistic
- Replies: 9
- Views: 60
Magnus,
I finally got to see the pics.
If you do not want to upgrade your kit, make a soldiers cote of the mid to late 15th century. There are some fine examples in Embletons book of Medieval Soldier.
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I finally got to see the pics.
If you do not want to upgrade your kit, make a soldiers cote of the mid to late 15th century. There are some fine examples in Embletons book of Medieval Soldier.
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- Sat Dec 06, 2003 10:28 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: The best that disciplines can offer one another
- Replies: 14
- Views: 15
Hmmm. Well my interest is now peaked. I can't believe I have not heard of it. Ok actually I can, but I am interested in hearing more about it. <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Hob: Winterfell, most of the Know...
- Sat Dec 06, 2003 10:16 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Why do you learn combat (Hijacked Malcom thread )
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10
Freiman, I do not think it is a failing on your part. That is my point exactly. Even though you may admire a person's skill, if you don't have at least some respect for them, what can you really learn? There are some people out there that I know are real good swordsmen, but that I would never want t...
- Fri Dec 05, 2003 8:42 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Why do you learn combat (Hijacked Malcom thread )
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10
The part that confuses me is that you did your level best to slam someone and then you turned around and said that you would go to them for fighting guidence. To me at least, I find that rather insulting. "Oh you are a complete jerk off, but can you show me that flat snap anways?" You are not asking...
- Fri Dec 05, 2003 1:45 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: The best that disciplines can offer one another
- Replies: 14
- Views: 15
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by baronalejandro: If one were to take the best quality of the mentality/attitude of rapier fighters, and the best of the mentality/attitude of armored combattants, in order to in...
- Fri Dec 05, 2003 1:38 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Why do you learn combat (Hijacked Malcom thread )
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10
Why do you learn combat (Hijacked Malcom thread )
<b>BTW- in terms of fighting skills, thats all I would come to you for guidance in, so that is all I have to respect about you, and I have already made my opinion of that plain. </b> This statement spun my head. How do you expect to learn from someone if you cannot fully respect them? What the hell ...
- Thu Dec 04, 2003 5:05 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Oddball fight situations or what was I/they thinking?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13
Oddball fight situations or what was I/they thinking?
So what was the oddest or silliest combat situation you have personally been in, where either during or after you have to ask "What was I thinking?" Or "What were they thinking?" Couple of months ago I was involved in a bizarre rapier melee that was taking place in a "town" and we also had surgical ...
- Thu Dec 04, 2003 9:02 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Atlantian Thugs??
- Replies: 144
- Views: 376
I do not take silly bets like that. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/tongue.gif <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by lowrider: <B>So John how about it, are you brave enough to defend your point in chivalric hand t...
- Wed Dec 03, 2003 10:12 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: historical styles in the SCA
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13
Friggin sumbitch misfitted arm. I am still hurting from that. <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by flonzy: <B>Armor can be a huge factor. For instance a misfitted arm kept Winterfell from lifting his arm high enou...
- Wed Dec 03, 2003 10:03 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Atlantian Thugs??
- Replies: 144
- Views: 376
Noob (whatever the hell that means), A while back I was told about this horrendous incident down in Southern Atlantia, where some Duke was fighting another guy, and that guy was trying to call out "good" but was still getting hit and so on and so forth, and that eventually a scuffle broke out and th...
- Wed Dec 03, 2003 9:17 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Rate yourself...
- Replies: 43
- Views: 529
How are you fighting these days? Rapier near top of my game. SCA Armoured, I have a ways to go. Are you pleased with your current skill? Fencing is pretty good, 9 times out of 10 I walk away the winner. Armoured combat: Pretty fair with sword and small shield. Still working on my great sword. Pole a...
- Wed Dec 03, 2003 9:01 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Fencing Mentality
- Replies: 17
- Views: 21
My mind set is pretty much this: If it is a tournament, kill him. I am not talking about "smash 'em, kill 'em", or even trying to inflict actual harm. I mean cold calculating intent. I do not let myself get angry. I look at my opponent as what I need to do to hit him and walk away at the same time. ...
- Wed Dec 03, 2003 8:49 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Rapier Authorization (SCA) rant/question, kinda long.
- Replies: 34
- Views: 27
There were two marshals at the question phase. But only one did the majority of questions. There were three during the fighting phase plus another fencer. The guy that my friend was fencing against has only been an authorized fencer since March. I know him pretty well, and even though he is an MIT h...
- Tue Dec 02, 2003 5:26 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: What if?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 31
On horse: Light lance, the smaller 8 to 9 foot type almost like a spear. It would be effective against other horsemen and foot soldiers as well, it would be coupled with.. A rotella, round metal shield that would give me protection against other lances, as well as an extra glancing surface and offen...
- Tue Dec 02, 2003 5:01 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Rapier Authorization (SCA) rant/question, kinda long.
- Replies: 34
- Views: 27
Actually that makes a helluva lot of sense to me. <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by dukelogan: <B>and before anyone gets all knee jerky and emotional about my custom of delivering a stout blow to a fighter duri...
- Mon Dec 01, 2003 4:32 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Surcote
- Replies: 3
- Views: 15
Check the Caer Dubh Library.
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- Mon Dec 01, 2003 2:19 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: fighting members in the SCA
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11
Hmmmm Maybe they are "padding" their army? http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Morgan: <B>HAHAHA! I'm still listed there. Funny. oddly, tho, it says my date of auth is...
- Mon Dec 01, 2003 1:58 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Assumptions regarding "The Black Prince" by Sedgwick
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11
I think I might have something at home. I'll check.
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- Mon Dec 01, 2003 12:58 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: fighting members in the SCA
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11
This is Atlantia's current roster:
http://mol.atlantia.sca.org/Fighters/Stats_Nov03.html
http://mol.atlantia.sca.org/Fighters/Stats_Nov03.html
- Mon Dec 01, 2003 12:55 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Looking to get my gear less anachronistic
- Replies: 9
- Views: 60
geocities just crashed. again.
*sigh*
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*sigh*
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- Mon Dec 01, 2003 11:30 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Lets see those Norman kits
- Replies: 20
- Views: 47
Me, second from left. Wolf, second from right. Flonzy, far right. <img src ="http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flonzy/images/Hastings2003/Normans/full/normans-03.jpg"> Wolf, the rat bastard, is wearing riveted mail, as opposed to my cruddy butted mail. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/tongue.gif...
- Mon Dec 01, 2003 11:22 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Looking to get my gear less anachronistic
- Replies: 9
- Views: 60
It depends on how much of the look you want to achieve. I am trying to go for as close to the look of a 15th men at arms on the field as possible, but that is just me. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif What I am in the process of doing for my mid to late 15th cent kit is the following: Fu...
- Fri Nov 28, 2003 9:28 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Complete suit of german gothic "Sigisimund"
- Replies: 15
- Views: 36
- Fri Nov 28, 2003 7:21 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Complete suit of german gothic "Sigisimund"
- Replies: 15
- Views: 36
Thomas,
Try here first:
http://www.michtoy.com/MTSCnewSite/plastic_model_kits_folder/imex_models/imex_kits.html
If they do not have any instock contact Imex:
http://www.imex-model.com/index.htm
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Try here first:
http://www.michtoy.com/MTSCnewSite/plastic_model_kits_folder/imex_models/imex_kits.html
If they do not have any instock contact Imex:
http://www.imex-model.com/index.htm
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- Fri Nov 28, 2003 5:05 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Complete suit of german gothic "Sigisimund"
- Replies: 15
- Views: 36
Well... I talked to the Hobby Shop today and IMEX is currently not producing the model kits right now. They run them through every now and again it appears. I can look around some other places and see if anyone still has some in stock though. Sorry man. ------------------ "As long as there are fanat...
- Thu Nov 27, 2003 9:36 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Tom Justus/Master Eldrid review (Marion Helm)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 24
I have been slowly working on website for selling them, but life is getting a bit hectic with the impending baby. I'll try to post something to the AA board soon. If there is anything anyone is looking for you can just email me at connorsinclair&yaoo.com I cannot promise a christmas delivery given t...