The Armour Archive

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Ullieag, Master Eldred Tremayne = Tom Justus: http://justus.pair.com/ from Burlington, NC.

Guy, I saw your new dagged surcoat and Breastplate in January when I was down there! Sweet stuff!

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Master Eldred has this awesome round pin design that pops up and out when the visor is raised to keep it in place. On the other hand, I know a fellow that has a similar, not as well made design that kept popping open on him last tourney season...

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I see that Count Alamric has a new helm and aventail...

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Plateau, while they can be a pain in the ass, are a normal and needed part of the learning process. Plateau are where the subconcious learning takes place and as frustrating as they are, they are really, really important. Yes, you will constantly being going through them. The solution? Practice, pra...

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Thanks so much for shareing these pics, someday I would like to travel to these events with a video cam. Oh yeah and whoever that is with the big bruse... You need to get armour that protects you there a little better, a bruse like that could kill. I had a friend that fell from a ladder and brused ...

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Eldred and Claire, Fern and Robyyan, Wulfbrand and Aileen, Lucai and Iccolpoco, Ceridwen...and now Falcone....I am lucky enough to say that I have lived through the gracious tentures of all these fine barons and baroness of Windmaster's Hill, my second home. Vivat Falcone! You did your kingdom and y...

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They have both mountains and grass there! I'm amazed! I thought it was all dust. I may have to go sometime...

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Not sticking out "too poorly" does not mean, fits into the ideal SCA goal and I certainly didn't intend it that way. Tim if he shows up at Pennsic in full 18th century pirate regalia, complete with talking parrot you can feel free to kick his butt out and send me a bill for his bus ticket home plus...

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We have pirates here. They look like spanked ass.

Minnesota Vikings rule!!! Melisent had her Daunte Culpepper jersey and Viking's cap over her 14c at the cabin at Ymir.

Hey, it was a Viking even, right?!?!??!

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Here are some more Ymir Photos...(Including a good one of Broadway)

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/druid1975 ... fc&.src=ph

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Excellent point about mediveal hair length, T-Bob! Mine is still too long, but it's important to remember that we have to stay away from the trap of putting modern ideals on mediveal concepts. At our largest Templar event, some of the serjant brothers(who had boned up on them for this purpose) delig...

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Jousts for training, on grounds with other Brothers. Formal Tourements with secular knights? Doubtful.

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Also, the brothers should always go in twos...

There are ways to play all of these rules for fun in the SCA but you need a group of people that are into it and the right sort of event. I never do Templar stuff at tournies since they wouldn't compete there. But melee events? Sure....

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Cathal O'Ruarc wrote:
Baron Alejandro wrote:Don't lean on the elbow, either, but that's a hard habit to break.

Alejandro, tendonitis sufferer since 2004

*Cathal frowns as he realizes that's exactly what he is doing while reading this post.*

Yeah, it's a big problem for me too! I have to constantly keep myself from doing it!

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Sounds like your doctor is dead on. Ice, rest, alleve (longer lasting than Ibu) and then stretching. Get a Dyna-band and do some stretching exercises each day. Go get PT if it gets bad enough.

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You need to find a place that does Car Detailing. Regular auto places won't have it.

It's called Trim-lock.

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Vitus wrote:I once ran a tourney where the lists were open for four consecutive hours.

How did this work?

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The SCA isn't reinactment. It's a medival themed group with wildly varying standards for authencity. If you are looking for consistancy, look somewhere else. Portraying a Templar or any Military Order member in the SCA, i've found to be extremly difficult for a number of reasons. I've yet to see it ...

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Here are some great pics from the Tourney and from my Challange....

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sagebowma ... bc&.src=ph

(There is even a couple of that Masked Viking on there...)

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Cuan wrote:I wouldn't mind seeing some pics of the fat guy in the viking outfit who won the tourney.

Cuan

Who was that Masked Viking?!?!?

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Yup, I have a Kong Mace. Love it.

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Denise is going to be an amazing queen. Wait and see...

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trystan wrote:
BdeB wrote:Sir Thomas of Calais was once a Tuchux named Thrid.

I think you mean Marklander?

I could be wrong, it's happened before. But I thought he was a tuchux. I could always just ask him, but I like my story better!

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Sir Thomas of Calais was once a Tuchux named Thrid.

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Crow lived here for a hot minute with his Knight, the current King of Northshield. Good fighter, sorta standoffish guy in the Punk way, like many Chuxs I know. (and Vitus!) but I don't know if he was a Tuchux. His armour certainly made him look like one.

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There is a picture of the mob coming for Christ in the Garden and seizing him. The mob (yes, obivously peasents) has all sorts of crazy looking weapons. I can't remember the source....anyone?!?!

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Animal, My posting here would be a waste of space I fear. Much of what I would say has already been said by Sir's Richard and Vitus, and the Preudomme, Cuan. Some you would agree with or understand and some you just wouldn't (agree with). As an aside on the SCA/TUCHUX hatred thing, there were, as we...

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Yeah, usually they are being used on foot, so you can make the assumption that footman = sergeant and horseman = knight.

The surcoat I am wearing these days is a footman's garment tho...it looks way cooler than the plan surcoats of the mounted horsemen and DUH! i'm fighting on foot!

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I cant wait to see the little bugger again!

Sorry that Bright Hills event was up against Ymir, I would have seen about visiting you guys.

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I could type responses on this thread until my fingers bleed.

And it wouldn't change a single mind.

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Mac Bible and Winchester (I think....)

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I have no idea who you are training with so I can't make any suggestions, but at least you realize that you are new to this particular sport. I'm sure you will find a way to adapt. But I really don't see what 'honor' has to do with shot placement in your examples.

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The fact that you were hit in the head over and over again was honorable actually. Whoever was fighting you didn't crush your arm or leg or butt or ribs. Your head is the most protected spot afterall...

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We had them as an experiment for about a year about 7-9 years ago. I loved fighting with mine, but a couple of things happened. One, if you didn't have one, that sucked because the addition range was killer. Polearms were useless now, on things like bridges. There also was some additional problems w...