The Armour Archive

Asbjorn Johansen

Iâ€™ve been informed that I need to start signing up for battlefield space at GW within the next week or two. What events would you folks like to see at GW and on what days? Any time preferences? Iâ€™m thinking As Real Men Fought on Friday, but beyond that Iâ€™d like to know what you want and when y...

Asbjorn Johansen

Iâ€™d like to bring the Historic Combat Series to the Estrella War. Hereâ€™s the problem, because I fly to Estrella, I canâ€™t bring all the equipment this time. What I need is: A list field (Its real simple to make, but we need one that collapses when its run into, like mine at Pennsic) Pairs of ma...

Asbjorn Johansen

This is the general distribution announcement feel free to cut and paste it to whatever list you think is appropriate. Asbjorn Results of the Historic Combat Series at Pennsic XXXI The Historic Combat Series is an attempt to provide a venue for those who wish to focus on more authentic forms of tour...

Asbjorn Johansen

For general interest, the Known World Handbook is currently being re-written (I think it was mentioned in the last board minutes). What you need for a project like this is a really good editor and a consistant yet adaptable format. It seems like your shooting for a infomation which is both very acce...

Asbjorn Johansen

Neat, I'd love to see video.

Asbjorn

Asbjorn Johansen

Dmitry,

First thanks for all your help with the website, I appologize for not even bringing it up at Pennsic (way to in the moment). Feel free to link any photo's you like to the Historic Combat site.

Asbjorn

Asbjorn Johansen

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Cet: Hi As', Don't worry, I don't feel picked on. I pretty much agree with your approach but I didn't state myself clearly. I was intending that you would lose the fight if you...

Asbjorn Johansen

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Prince Of Darkmoor: Doesn't that defeat the purpose of recreating historical combat? Medieval combat was all about hurting, maiming, or killing your opponent or at the very ...

Asbjorn Johansen · [This message has been edited by Asbjorn Johansen (edited 08-24-2002).]

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Asbjorn Johansen

First let me say I'm not picking on you Cet, but you just cogently summarized many of the objections I've heard. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Cet: How about disallowing those techniques intended to create ...

Asbjorn Johansen

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Edwin: Accidents happen. Especially when there's any kind of body-to-body contact. Take all the problems of taking a bad step, and double the amount of weight behind that ba...

Asbjorn Johansen

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Murdock: I only did so well becasue i was the most heavily armoured person there. (I really wanted to get a throw on him )<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Bad Murdoch, You did s...

Asbjorn Johansen

It was a very good question, and I reserve torches for special people, like Regional Marshals who don't know the rules or silly SCA traditions that compromise authenticity.

Asbjorn

Asbjorn Johansen

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Stoffel: I disagree. When I go out and fight in my full plate, against someone wearing almost no armour, I dont think I should have to be put at a greater disadvantage because ...

Asbjorn Johansen

First let me say that this has nothing to do with anything that occurred in any of the Historic Combat series. It actually has more to do with the unfortunate tone I've seen in more than one regular SCA event. Everyone knows there are people who want to win at any cost. As long as we keep ourselves ...

Asbjorn Johansen

The Grand Limitation

Iâ€™ve been thinking about this a lot. In contests like â€œAs Real Men Foughtâ€

Asbjorn Johansen

Glad everyone had a good time.

I think Trevor did an incredible job fighting, but Iâ€™m thinking about tweaking the rules a bit so the â€œdouble dropâ€

Asbjorn Johansen

(this message is just for posting on the Archive and Tourney Company List, a shorter message for general distribution should go out by early next week). First I want to thank every one who participated, without you, I would have been merely standing in a field with some silly clothes on. In particul...

Asbjorn Johansen

Quick note (I'm catching up on work and need to do a write up of the Historic Combat Series). When I use counted blows recieved (being struck say 5 times), I use it to simulate being beaten into yielding. It comes a little closer to feeling of period foot combats, while still alowing for the SCA tra...

Asbjorn Johansen

Ok now I get it, thanks.

Asbjorn

Asbjorn Johansen

You can see my back in Pic 10.

I have to replace my boots...sigh,

Asbjorn

Asbjorn Johansen

I'm confused by what you mean by lacing versus hard lacing to the row above (I'm sure if this was in person the explanation would be easy, the challenges of a message board).

Asbjorn

Asbjorn Johansen

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Bjorn: Saverio, I know of no SCAers who wear gauntlets while using a shield boss. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I see them on occaision. Typically they are mounted or tied to the ba...

Asbjorn Johansen

I'm trying to make a lamellar skirt by lacing it together, but I'm having trouble making it widen as the skirt goes down. Is there an expanding lacing pattern out there somewhere?

Asbjorn

Asbjorn Johansen

Thanks to Dmitry the web site is now up:

www.historiccombat.org

Looking foreward to seeing everyone there.

Asbjorn

Asbjorn Johansen

Good to hear Matt. Any chance you are going to put just the kit up on the website before you go to an in stock format, or are you doing well enough through ebay not to worry about it. In any case I'll include your contact info when tell folks where to look for a basic COP. I know most armourers don'...

Asbjorn Johansen

Any else other than GAA making COP kits? I know Cad is just down temporarilly, but COP kits are what I immediately recomend to new folks when they want armour but don't want to spend much money. (that and simple elbows and knees from valhalla leather aka Ron's distributor).

Asbjorn

Asbjorn Johansen

Edric, Do the pics you have give you any indication whether the scales were laced together or rivited to fabric? I see you went with attachment to fabric, but was that simply a personal preference or was that indicated in the pictures? Thanks for the info! I may finally get some upper thigh protecti...

Asbjorn Johansen

Edric,

Do the pics you have give you any indication whether the scales were laced together or rivited to fabric?

I see you went with attachment to fabric, but was that simply a personal preference or was that indicated in the pictures?

Asbjorn

Asbjorn Johansen

I have a domain, I have a host, I have a file I'd like to upload, but my home computer is in the process of dying, and I can't ftp from work. Anyone want to be my web site coordinator. Keep in mind you'll be working with someone who is mainly a web consumer. I'd like to get the basic write up for th...

Asbjorn Johansen

Here you go a whole bunch of combat with no acted wounds, combat where your armour gets to count, combat where actual historic rules will apply. We talk about this all year long, now here is your chance to help make a change. If you offered to make a prize, don't forget to bring it (I can use more p...

Asbjorn Johansen

The Historic Combat Series In Modo Antiquo (In the Ancient Manner) In the interest of providing a venue for those who wish to focus on more authentic forms of tourney, melee, and combat in the SCA setting we offer the Historic Combat Series. For the 13 days from Monday August 5, 2002 through Saturda...

Asbjorn Johansen

No, unfortunately, standard SCA rules still apply except with regard to loss conditions. No shield bashing unless you can bring me a shield approved by a kingdom Earl Marshal for use, and then I get to take it to the East Kingdom Earl Marshal to get it allowed at Pennsic, just for my tourney, no bat...

Asbjorn Johansen

Edric,

The drawings on your site interest me, any idea what region the illuminations you took them from were dipicting, in a earlier post you mentioned France and Germany, are those the regions of the pics?

Asbjorn

Asbjorn Johansen

Thanks to every one who offered to help or sent an offer to make a one for me. I managed to trade cash for coronet, and look forward to seeing one next week. Ron, I would have rather come over and learned how to make the thing, but I am just crushed for time right now, so decided to just go with the...

Historic Combat Series at Gulf Wars

Need Help: Historic Combat Series at Estrella

Results of the Historic Combat Series at Pennsic XXXI

The Grand Limitation

Comments on the Historic Combat Series at Pennsic XXXI

lamellar lacing pattern

COP Kits

Web Help - Historic Combat Series Web site

Updated Historic Combat Series Schedule