The Armour Archive

Tom Knighton

I just reread my post at the top of the page and would like to apologize publicly to Bjorn for the nastiness in it. It really wasn't intentional, but I WAS angry at the time. I was trying to help him understand why people were saying something, and I felt I got snapped at about it. That is no excuse...

Tom Knighton

Actually, I'm not all that suprised that it existed. Greece and Rome both had a level of technical knowledge that was fully capable of producing one, I had just never heard that they actually had. I stand corrected on this one. I usually use the example that the steam engine is key to ancienct Rome'...

Tom Knighton

Pic didn't come through

Bran

Tom Knighton

swordsmith,

What documentation do you have for that? Not that I necessarily doubt it, just that I have never seen it myself and would like to know so that I have a different example in the future.

Bran

Tom Knighton

Ok folks, if Bjorn wants to keep going this direction, let him. If he doesn't understand that negative documentation isn't a reason to do it, so be it. If he thinks that a description of what a God wore is documentation, let him. He claims to want to do it "right" but then calls people authenticity ...

Tom Knighton

We can't exactly guarantee that they didn't just because we haven't found one. Leather would long since have rotted away. Bjorn Swiftaxe Please bear in mind that just because there is no proof that something didn't exist, that doesn't mean that it DID exist. For example, take this quote: The steam ...

Tom Knighton

Bartok,

I just wanted to tell you that I loved the article. Nicely done. I don't know if it will make a difference, but if it just gets one more person into doing things in a period manner, then its worth it.

Bran

Tom Knighton

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Apollonia: See, now I take my happy meds in the morning... Bran, Please don't leave! I'll echo Kass here and say you are one of the better ones on there... I've been surpris...

Tom Knighton

I have been on that list for a while, and things have gone down hill there lately. I've seen more whining about stupid stuff lately. I've seen people trying to justify a lack of authenticity in themselves and still trying to attack Living History because you have to have a "perfect kit". I don't kno...

Tom Knighton

Kass, Think about the list for a moment. Does it REALLY suprise you? Bran ps. I'm on the same list [img]http://forums.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img] ------------------ Courage is not the absence of fear, it's the ability to overcome it. --Me Pain heals, chicks dig scars, but glory last fore...

Tom Knighton

In a recent conversation with someone, the subject of period footwear came up. This person mentioned researched done by a laurel many years ago that made reference to something this person called castle boots. The only information that he had was that they had a very broad timeframe, from the 12th C...

Tom Knighton

Received on my end [img]http://forums.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif[/img]

Bran

Tom Knighton

I have to agree that, while a well defined start date would be ideal, I'd rather see 5 well done early period kits than 50 crappy later period kits. My pesona is late 12th Century Irish, so I'm well inside most of the start dates I've heard kicked around. I tell you this so no one things I'm trying ...

Tom Knighton

Brent, Let me be the first to tell you how sorry I am that you won't be as regular a fixture here as you have been. Personally, I love picking you brain in chat on a variety of subjects. I remember a couple of weeks ago, you and I had a long discussion about this very subject. I'm sorry that we loos...

Tom Knighton

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by DWolfhunter: Ugh! What a fetid heap of dingo's kidneys! BAd armor, bad swords, bad garb...it looked like a renaissance faire doing the dark ages. Actually, sad to say, it lo...

Tom Knighton

This is so cool! I can't wait! Now I gotta get my stuff together. Glen, I lost all your contact info. Can you re-email it to me?

Bran

Tom Knighton

You know, usually I don't catch the screw ups with the history channel. These were to damn obvious. I cringed. Then I cried, because like WC, I waited and that was what I got. I was HIGHLY pissed. When a channel that calls itself the HISTORY channel can't get it right..... Sorry, no time to rant thi...

Tom Knighton

It is my understanding that the only way you can use your family arms is if you are the heir to those arms, ie. They are actually YOUR arms now. There are some folks who actually have thier own arms in the modern world, and as I understood it they could use those in the SCA but no one else could. Bu...

Tom Knighton

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Madyn: Bran, Do you have any photos of the warhammer? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I'm afraid I don't. Besides, I'll be honest, it's butt ugly. It looks like a square thing ...

Tom Knighton

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Templar Bob/De Tyre: Peder: Thanks! Here's hoping both mother and child are fine.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> They can't be TOO fine....they're related to Glen [img]http://f...

Tom Knighton

I remember the thread. Someone posted a site of a group that had several pics. People were oooing and ahhhing over the lady in the center area with the sweet armour. Then someone pointed out it was you [img]http://forums.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif[/img] Sweet looking stuff! I'm highly impressed...

Tom Knighton

Uilleag, That's ok. All the dishing might build your arm up a bit so it doesn't look like an articulated toothpick [img]http://forums.armourarchive.org/ubb/tongue.gif[/img] Seriously though, Master Geoffery makes some great stuff. He's also a great source to discuss things and a great guy. Without a...

Tom Knighton

I have a one-handed warhammer made from a nerf football with a hole through the center for a piece of rattan to go through. Once you tape it up, the thing hits like a ton! I love it. I don't fight with it when I wanna fight serious, I use it when I wanna fight nasty. It's my toy and I love it [img]h...

Tom Knighton

Sceotan, Not to sounds like an ass here, but if you want something different than the focused group Glen is talking about, then start one! You are right about the Medieval LH gap here in the South, but you don't solve that by trying to get a group forming up to bend to your way of thinking, you do t...

Tom Knighton

My earlier comment, though a smart ass response to your question (which I apologize for), was more of a statement that many in the SCA fear change. That is one reason that I can think of.

Other than that, I don't have anything. I don't understand it, but it does make sense.

Bran

Tom Knighton

Brennus, I've been thinking about your definitions. I know I don't remember them exactly, but I remember something about clearly defined way to win...or something to that effect. What about judged sports? They are subjective as well, we just allow the participants to judge it. We have defined ways t...

Tom Knighton

Not a problem. It was just confusing http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Steel is definately the way to go. While we don't know that they DIDN'T use leather and steel combo for helms, it's negative documentation. Steel however, is much sexier http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Bran

Tom Knighton

Just cuz.

Bran

Tom Knighton

You DID say that it would possibly be for live steel. Personally though, I haven't seen any reference to part leather/part steel helms in anything I have read. Admittedly, my reading has been fairly limited...especially on the period you are wishing to portray. Maybe others here know something that ...

Tom Knighton

Why would you wanna go to WV to get a whoopin??? Of all the places, why there?

Bran

Tom Knighton

My own humble opinion, and this is just me thinking while typing here, is that part of the reason that people were comfortable with letting leg armour protect thier legs was that thier opponents were trying to kill them, not hurt them. Without being in thier skin during battle, we don't know what th...

Tom Knighton

Yeah, I agree. It's a sport. The problem is that it's not supposed to be, not in a group that claims to be a historical recreation society. But that's not germaine to the topic. It's a sport, and it fosters sport mentality. It will continue to do so until something changes. If you are ok with it bei...

Tom Knighton

My son is only 2 1/2 and he's showing an interest in combat. Unfortunately, he's using a fly swatter as a sword and his favorite character on the Wiggle's is Capt Feathersword. I'll love him no matter what, but please dear god....don't let him be.....a.....no, I can't say it.....but I must.....don't...

Tom Knighton

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Hushgirl: In a war or a tourney? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Either. Then it becomes a game of preference. That's the difference between SCA and LH. It's preference. The p...

Tom Knighton

I had a long, really pissed off post that I decided didn't really need to be here. I do think that you need to understand one very important thing. You said that the responses to your post are the reason that our various groups are small. I'm sorry you feel that way. I'm SCA too. LH groups are small...

Castle Boots???