The Armour Archive

Mike Garrett (Orc)

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Mike Garrett (Orc)

Visited the Bishops Palace in Wells yesterday and took some nice photos of the Glastonbury chair. Quite strange being able to handle something that old!
Any of you furniture reproducing guys out there want phots, let me know - happy to share!

Here's a taster!

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Going to have to make some changes I thik, as this bazon -

Per chevron sable and vert, a goblet within a bordure argent.

is registered and I fear me that it is too close

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Mike Garrett (Orc)

Learning all the time!! Cheers. If someone has the time/software, could you show me what the "per chevron sable and vert, a chalice argent" should look like. My good lady is very much taken with it, but my software and skills are not up to getting it right. Chalice to loom large, lol! Konstantin - h...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Nobly done and nobly told my Lord. You are an inspiration.

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Cheers guys - mainly using Blazons (Win 95 version) so it must take some blame

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Hi, a little assistance - are these blazoned correctly and are they correct period-wise?
Opinions etc, (are they close to someone elses?) welcome

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Interesting .............canvas looks a little slack, but overall it looks nice - let us know how it goes

Mike Garrett (Orc)

No pics

Mike Garrett (Orc)

DAMN!
Sorry to hear this - our best to all.

Mike Garrett (Orc)

http://www.taoc.co.uk/articles/norman-knights.html

Check out the section on armour, regarding the Italo-norman knights.

And this from an Osprey book http://www.medieval.co.nz/images/anlgonorman11_12th.jpg

Mike Garrett (Orc)

How about a warrior(knight/crusader) of Outremer for that period? I believe (because I haven't checked ) that Outremer was still extant at that point. One imagines that the Outremers may well have gone native in military garb, as many did in civilian clothing. Might this not be the answer. (No, I ca...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Cheers!
I'd thought about rolling sheet metal - what was the period method? Cast?

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Okely-dokely Archiverinos! Good Morning by the way. Please answer me these questions three! 1 - Best way of making my own aiglets for points? 2 - Best material for an mid-late 15thC arming doublet ? - I'd like to go silk inner, a layer or two of either canvas or heavy linen, and a wool outer - would...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Way out of period and geography, but horn scales like this?

http://www.samarkandia.com/en/produit-2_17.php

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Samuel wrote:the tighty whitey crowd arent used to the " free movement of air " and requirement to wipe twice even when theres no evidence requiring a second pass. ( thats the LEAST graphic way I can say it)

Is that period?

Mike Garrett (Orc)

That's a very brief bio of de Montfort. (very brief!)

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Simon de Montfort was born in France in about 1208. His father was a large landowner, but when he died he left his land to Simon's older brother Amaury. The de Montfort family had owned land in England in the past and Amaury suggested that Montfort should visit Henry III in to see if the land could ...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Simon de Montfort (of Oxford Provisions and Evesham Fame) Edward I (Longshanks) Alexander the Great Richard III John I In no particular order. Last two especially because they were great kings (in their way) that suffered from crappy propganda. Also Ghengis Khan Attila the Hun William Caxton & Johan...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Zounds sir - take care! They will have thee outnumbered! Treacherous swine
You can't go wrong mistrusting a Stanley!

Mike Garrett (Orc)

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...................shoulda bid more!

Mike Garrett (Orc)

BAD grimstone BAD!! Go stand in the corner and think about what you've done!

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Sorry, NOT a hunchback - doctored photos - he may have one shoulder slightly more developed than the other, but as he was a keen archer this would have been natural. Examination of skeletal remains have shown that in many one shoulder (the right?) is heavier boned, to take the extra muscle developed...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

OOOOH! Flag on the post!

Mike Garrett (Orc)

But I do believe that Dick III wanted to make failure to turn up for commission of array a capital offence, naughty man. See all this wild speculation and false allegations serve to make him guilty as charged, and as he didn't win, hey ho. Henry V11 rocks Nay Sir! I say thee Nay! Richard III became...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Poor chap all demented at St Albans, those vile child killing, crown stealing, nice livery wearing, villainous Yorkists. Ironically I am in a Yorkist group, what me worry? Vile slander Sir! What about those brave Lancastrates ( ) that ran away and left the poor old geezer there? I've rebutted your ...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

True, to the victors the spoli(ing of the truth ) You only one because of those miserable dogs the Stanleys - treacherous scum! Not heard of Gascoines Fellowship - where they based? Henry VI was loved and revered by the commons, yes, but not a particularly inspiring king as far as many nobles were c...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

My pleasure. Not my problem that there are too few Lancies in WOTR in UK, can't see what all the nonsense is about supporting vile userpers, child murderes and general bad eggery. And we won!!!! and of course history written by the victors etc... What group are you with? I think that the inspiratio...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

grimstone bar wrote:And proud of it Orc

Groooha'chakktti'itt with brass knobs on.

Ah well - as long as I have someone to bruise (in a re-enactment etc sense of course)

Mike Garrett (Orc)

the vile Yorkists

Lancastrian churl!

BLANCSANGLIER! BLANCSANGLIER!

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Foolish Woman!

You left yourself signed in!

Heck - $130

Mike Garrett (Orc)

In a lot of LH groups you would have to follow the groups rules for this (In many it is just a matter of saying "I'm Sir so and so.....) In the Hastings period, I believe that formal knighthood, as recognised by most people, didn't really exist, especially with regard to the title Sir (I may be gros...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

I must ask though, how factual is the Kenneth Brannagh film Henry V in its depiction of Agincourt? I love the film for its entertainment value and for the battle scenes, but never placed much faith in it as an accurate depiction of the events. Dave Dave, remember the Brannagh film (and I loved it t...

Mike Garrett (Orc)

Hmmm.......what price for the back&breast AND the gorget?

Glastonbury chair

Again with the heraldry already........

A few questions.......