The Armour Archive

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

Is there any way I could get a closer picture of the tent heads shown earlier? I really want to take my current wedge and make an A frame for it but I refuse to do so until I have a good pattern to use for the tent heads. I was also wondering if someone could show how the walls are tied down as well...

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

I have what may be a stupid question.

Are these designed for being worn on the list field with a pair of period turn shoes or something of the sort?

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

Megge? She wouldn't be the shortish girl that came with you a few times? Has screw rivets in the shoulder straps of her armour?

Unfortunately I doubt we'll make Winter War. No ride to get there. Otherwise we'd love it.

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

I hadn't even thought of a such thing. That the word might be misinterpreted. But that is why I'm still learning. Sometimes such obvious things might be not occur to me.

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

Is it on the History Channel or History International?

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

I've had my wedge at pennsic for several years. Even during some really nasty windstorms. The surplus military tent 20 feet away went down. My wedge stayed up. It is mostly knowing how to get your tent set up is what I see. That and aerodynamics. Wedges and yurt like round tents are going to have gr...

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

I actually did a single test of a waxed linen paned latern. While it did provide decent light it also provided a wonderful excuse to get myself a new fire extingusher as well. Seeing as I had heard that it might be flammable I set it in the middle of nothing on a concrete floor in the basement, lit ...

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

Can't be Gwen. To many teeth showing. (I apologize to hockey fans and players but the door was opened. I just had to step through.) I have to say that personally I play pretty much how Olafr said. Sure some of what I do is romanticized. Most of what I try to do is period. I'm not perfect. I disagree...

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

Olaf. I know that you've made a succesful pair of turnshoes. I'll help you with the Viborg shirt if you'll help me with a pair of turnshoes. *Laughs* Thank you all very much for the information about the pendant. I'll have to fix this immediately. One question about the skirting though on the Viborg...

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

SuGyong. You know he isn't single. *grins* You've met and discussed armour with my wife. Wynn Ravenlocke. I'm the Snaebjorn who sometimes shows up at Coppertree practices.

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

Halvgrimr. Think fairly rich merchant. As in can afford quite a collection of custom made woven trim as well as a fairly heavy glass bead necklace for his mjolnir.

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

Ok. I'll try again.

Would someone from Hedeby around 1020 be dressed similarly? I really would like to know so that I can have a base idea of what I should be doing for my clothing.

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

Ok. I love the outfit. Fully and totally. Would an outfit from the same area but around... 1020 or so be about the same? I really would like to know because so far my outfits have been ecletic and dammit all but I want something I can look at and say. "That. That is what I want." That outf...

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

Ok. Now that was cool.

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

Thanks for posting this Ny Bjorn. Can't wait to see what else you can post on it.

*grins*

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

Wow. I got lost. But the info here is being added to my "Must think about this" list.

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

I can see where most ideas are thought of on our modern experiences. Now the question is he talking about needing a water source while on campaign or is he traveling by himself for some reason? I would think that anyone traveling by themself would want some form of water container. If in a large gro...

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

It may not be period but I generally DO have 50' of rope on me. 1 25 foot piece. 2 10 footers and 1 5 foot piece. Ya never know when you'll need it.

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

You're a tattoo artist Animal?

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

As interpretation changes of the artifacts so do the interpretations about culture and lifestyle. I can deal with that. There is very little that can change about most of the things I use though. We know for a fact what the weapons looked like (basically). We know what the armour looked like though ...

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

For my historical information I trust 3 things. Archeaologist in the field. (Prosser Dan Carlsson has a mailing list.) Museum workers who do the cleaning work on artifacts. Last but not least the Artifacts. No offense. But I just don't trust much online. Even the information I get on here I triple c...

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

If I'm fighting a pole arm I use a simple tactic that I loose with 50% of the time. I rush them and use my shield to keep their pole arm down.

Like I said. Half the time I end up dead. Its the other half that I seem to remember when I do it though. *laughs*

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

I don't use Wikipedia. Ever. I refuse. I'm one of those people that barely trusts the information I get from the Britannica books which means a site where people can edit it as they want is never going to be acceptable. I did try to google it but it was very very late (about 4:30 am) and I'm not sur...

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

Olaf. I've seen you fight. Maybe you could drop the shield and pull that off. I know your Master can. Me? Well you've seen me. Fat and slow...I don't drop my shield unless I'm forced to. But if you think I can get away with it then I'll have to remember that. I'll see about making a saex as well the...

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

In Aethelmearc, as far as I know, in order to carry two weapons I'd need to be authorized florentine.

Also I wouldn't be grabbing a secondary weapon with my left hand. That is the hand the primary weapon goes in.

Unlike most people I am in my right mind.

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

I'd still like some padding underneath. The gambeson would be made with lots of ventilation slits. Has to for me to fit past April up here. I don't take heat well.

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

Mord. No offense but I'd rather stay in the north. Micklagaard has this nasty climate condition. Its called heat. Lots of it.

Snaebjorn means Snowbear. That name is not an accident.

So Haithabu is also called Hedeby?

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

Hmm....I'd have to get authorized Florentine for that....

I know about the pieces I can get for my sword. I've been looking at some of those.

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

That isn't a problem. But mostly this is my actual fighting kit so it can't be actual steel. Though I will have the steel weapons for court situations where I have to wear the armour.

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

Where exactly is Haithabu?

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

Ok...After reading this thread probably a dozen times I think I'm sorted out for now. Basically I should stick with riveted chain with a conical helm with nasal. Brass work on said helm is acceptable. Padding should be thick woolen tunics but will probably be replaced with a quilted gambeson that is...

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

What about Micklagaard?

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

My apologies to His Grace, Gavin Kilkenny for that last post here. Apparently I needed swatting for it.

*grins* Hope you can accept that apology...*laughs* Saves time from sending swat requests.

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

I'm sending that PM momentarily...I might have to take one of those and add it to my own collection of tats

Snaebjorn Hakonarson

If I go with maille which seems the most likely I will be going with riveted maille. I like how it looks more then the butted maille.

Thick woolen tunics huh? Well...I can manage that for winter. Perhaps I should look into doing something that replicates the look for summer but isn't as heavy...