The Armour Archive

Tom Knighton

I know this might be earlier than you were wanting, but here's an interesting website to check out. http://regia.org/lamellar.htm I'm not sure about the accuracy of any information in there, but as I said, it's at least interesting. Bran ------------------ Courage is not the absence of fear, it's th...

Tom Knighton

While there doesn't appear to be any welding in that helm, and therefore fairly easy, there is also a great deal left to be desired in that helm. For one, the faceplate is inauthentic. I personally think it's a waste of a perfectly good spangenhelm. If you want to make a helm that doesn't require ri...

Tom Knighton

Don't ever apologize for asking questions, if you don't ask you will never know the answer! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif I know the leg defenses you are asking about. I remember reading a reference to them in one of Ewart Oakshott's books years ago. Possibley Archeology of Arms and Armo...

Tom Knighton

But Glen, do we HAVE to take the Saxon's with us???? http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif Bran Norman born, Norman bred http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/tongue.gif ------------------ Courage is not the absence of fear, it's the ability to overcome it. Authenticity Pledge can be found at http://...

Tom Knighton

I've only had one dealing with Illusion, and it wasn't particularly pleasant. I had to wait an additional six months to get the helm, which I now know isn't all that bad. The main problem I have with their armour is the look. It looks manufactured, not crafted. It just doesn't look right to me, and ...

Tom Knighton

leather will work. You may need to patch it from time to time, but not to bad. A lot of people use Maxi-cord, but it's my understanding that the company that makes it is going out of business or was sold or something like that. This means there's not a lot of maxi-cord out there. You don't need to r...

Tom Knighton

It's not so much if the head would be dulled by going through the armour, although that is a possiblity. Instead, it is a matter of velocity. When a projectile penetrates something, it looses velocity. Once you go through that armour, any gambeson, plus any additional clothing, it would have lost a ...

Tom Knighton

What about basic economics, like the monetary system. Many people would have at least a basic knowledge of that. They would know how they needed to purchase goods. Another thing that everyone would know probably would cause a few people to get upset, but the bare-bone facts about the Church. That wa...

Tom Knighton

If I remember correctly the effiges are not just knights, but the nobility. This consisted of the knightly class and above, not just knights. Also, the SCA IS portraying the nobility of Europe. To that end, the huge muking shield we see on the SCA fighting isn't that accurate from what I've seen. If...

Tom Knighton

I think Glen is wanting this to be a full weekend in and of itself. The idea being to completely escape the 21st Century and "travel" back to the 11th Century. No spectators, nothing modern in sight. We would take on the part of the Norman invaders who are scouting around and looking out for Harold'...

Tom Knighton

Thanks guys! Actually I was looking for Norman type stuff. Brodir's link is perfect for me then http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif And as luck would have it, it's the type of stuff my wife has always wanted to wear http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif Things really do work out someti...

Tom Knighton

Maybe I should have specified that I'm looking for authentic style patterns. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif I may be SCA, but I'm also getting into reenactment, so I want my stuff up to reenactment standards. I should have been more specific. Bran ------------------ Courage is not the abs...

Tom Knighton

I am looking for a pattern for woman's clothing from the 11th Century. I know what it's supposed to look like from secondary sources, but I suck at making patterns for clothing. My wife knows almost NOTHING about making garb, so we'll have to outsource it to a friend. However, we need some patterns ...

Tom Knighton

I think something a lot of people keep missing is something greenshield pointed out earlier. The silk shirt was part of an armour system. It wasn't by itself, there was an armour layer, then a padding layer, THEN the silk shirt. After the arrow penetrated the armor, then the padding, there would be ...

Tom Knighton

Can we all feel the love here??? I know I can

Bran

Tom Knighton

Ok. That makes some sense to me. It was the comparisons to apprenticeships that was really making it difficult to understand. Apprenticeship indicates the need for someone to earn a living. However, making her more marketable for marriage DOES work for me. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif ...

Tom Knighton

I've been in the SCA for a while now. From the beginging, I have hated the basic generic spuntop helm. If you put forth the effort into making it look like something OTHER than a spuntop, then great! However, the domes from Cet or Ironmonger don't need that other stuff. I've made some crappy looking...

Tom Knighton

Please don't think that I still think there was something more going on there. I don't know what the going rate was for embroidery teachers, and I have no reason to doubt that it's not a fair rate. *I* think it seems high, but I also am still having trouble with looking at this without modern eyes. ...

Tom Knighton

Me Too! I can't wait to get it!

Thanks again Gwen!

Bran

Tom Knighton

the plates should probably be dished slightly. Since they are small plates, I wouldnt' think that they would need much, but a small amount would be necessary to give the plate the contour of the body. As for the steel, many home supply stores sell steel banding. This would probably work pretty well,...

Tom Knighton

Stop me if I'm wrong here, but I wouldn't think teaching a noble's daughter to do embroidery would be necessarily marketable. Sure she COULD do it for a living I'm sure, but would she NEED a trade skill? I would have thought that the cost might not be that high, considering what the going rate for i...

Tom Knighton

Greenshield, That idea is crazy enough that it just might work http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif Seriously though, you do make an excellent point about people not getting ripped by judges in A&S competitions. I've only judged a couple of competitions, and we always tried to give construct...

Tom Knighton

You know, that picture is good for me to look at when I'm tired or lazy and just don't want to go to fighter practice.

Thanks for sharing it!

Bran

Tom Knighton

AHH ok! If one already exists, then I won't create a thing. I'd just make use of Athanor to any and all who meet the criteria of the award.

Bran

Tom Knighton

If, by some miracle, I ever win Crown List, I hope to lead by example. I understand that the Crown gets a buttload of stuff, but I think I'd do as someone else suggested and make my preferences well known. I'd also create an award for authenticity, unless such an award already exists in Meridies. I'...

Tom Knighton

I lost count of how many times I've done something stupid like branding myself. Once I did something similar to what Broadway did...I ground down a rivet and then, for some oddball reason, I placed my thumb squarely on it. Who needs a thumbprint anyways http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif B...

Tom Knighton

Arms and Armour of the Medieval Knight

without a doubt on of the best books on that list. I have apparently lost my copy in my last move and I'm trying to replace it now

That is probably the #1 book in my opinion.

Bran

Tom Knighton

Now THAT might just work Your Highness

Nothing like a Royal doing it to make it a trend

Bran

Tom Knighton

I had a request from a shire member who was looking for information on period horse barding. I showed her several images from the Mac Bible and Manessa Codex, but she is wanting something that doesn't cover the horses head. This is cloth barding that she is looking for. If anyone knows any good sour...

Tom Knighton

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Gwen: <B>Bran- Forcing people in southern Georgia to wear wool could be potentially disastrous--they try it, react badly to the heat and blame "authenticity" for their bout of ...

Tom Knighton

Probably a class for the shire after I get the Big Book of Swatches. I'd like to not only tell them what fabrics are period, but anything I can get about thier uses as well. Thing such as Linen being underclothes and wool being outer clothing is useful, convincing them to wear wool in South Georgia ...

Tom Knighton

WOW! I ask ONE lil question and see where it ends up? This is fascinating! I don't understand some of the terms used, but for the most part this is quite interesting! You guys are really exercising my brain (which some would argue hasn't been exercised ever http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.g...

Tom Knighton

The only person I personally know who has delt with Waldryk was VERY happy with the experience. Apparently delivery time was pretty much there for them, and it was not a small order.

Bran

Tom Knighton

Personally, I think it might have been any number of factors. One might have been some type of "money laundering" scheme where he gives the exhorbanant amount of land in return for some trifeling service and some less than legal service from the girls father. Another could be that there was more to ...

Tom Knighton

I see what you are saying, for I was once part of the "if they'd have had it, they'd have used it" crowd. However, remember that the SCA touts itself as a group dedicated to recreating pre-17th Century Europe. I ask how you can recreate any era in history while using blatantly modern materials to ma...

Need help with 11th Century Female garb question

Barding