The Armour Archive

jester

Coming late to this thread because I have been mostly offline for the past week. The Marshallate is screwed by poorly written rules. They are made responsible for *ALL* martial arts activity in the SCA (see Corpora, description of the duties of the Kingdom Earl Marshals) and told that if they deviat...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Wulfe: Here is the dilema: You are in a melee and cleanly clock an opponent in the head. The shot is not acknowledged. You clock the opponent again, just a little harder and...

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Almost forgot...

Bottle of Smoke and the Battle March Medley by The Pogues

jester

If your rules allow it: Use a buckler. While he's holding that sword out in front, grab the end of his blade with your left-hand. Hit or thrust him anywhere you choose. Alternately: Swing big at him so that he *must* block your blow. Run in and thrust at his face. If he sets the thrust aside, you're...

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How is combat defined?

My reading of Corpora seems to indicate that only competitive martial activities are intended to be considered combat.

Where is the line? I don't think dancing is combat, but I also don't think that a non-competitive martial class is combat.

jester

Check at the Chivalry Bookshelf booth in the merchants' area for more information. Schola Saint George Pennsic Classes What are these Fighting Books about, anyway? 2 Â½ hours | Friday, August 9th 2pm | Weds. August 13th 4pm In the past few years, a great deal of excitement has grown up around the me...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Bedlam: The Scadian rabble once again moves upon the native lands of the Tuchux. Prepare yourselves, those that would stand opposed to the mighty tribe of fell warriors, an...

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Boom boom - John Lee Hooker

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by sarnac: wow.....I hadnt seen those pictures. I guess I can see why they clarified this. Asbjorn.....I guess you made the "big time" now.... how does it feel???<HR...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by sarnac: this was from the BoD's minutes: A. Society Marshal's Policy Interpretations - remanded from April 2003 meeting Two policy rulings which had been remanded from the S...

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Hmmm... According to the rules we are supposed to aknowledge blows as if we were wearing the same type of armor, regardless of what type of armor we actually happen to be wearing. So if our armor causes blows that would have landed good (if we were actually wearing the assumed armor standard) to gla...

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You know, Trystan, if you guys win this battle there had better be some swords thrown in the lake and some Roman armor in the wicker man. I'd send you guys another Roman shield to burn, but the local Romans have learned to take better care of their equipment. And all the bog-troopers had better get ...

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Some video from the big ARMA event in June. Very large files. High resolution.

http://www.thearma.org/photos/Gathering03/G03vids.htm

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-Insert requisite cockroach joke here-

jester

Great question. I've been wondering something similar myself. Some possibilities: 1) Evolution of artwork. It was customary for earlier artwork to depict well-known events. Biblical works were the most common, bits from the Arthurian cycles, the Song of Roland, etc... In these works we frequently se...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Finnvarr: Some more questions for the next week, when I will be away from the computer: 7. Charny asks: Two captains as described above fight each other. One is defeated but...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Thomas of Tadcaster: That flow chart is awesome! Please contact me when you do the other wards. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Check it again in a few hours. I corrected a mistake, l...

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At least two English translations are supposed to be released in the Fall of 2003. Check with Chivalry bookshelf. If you speak German there is an excellent website with a full translation at: http://flaez.ch/i33.html There is an incomplete English translation available at: http://alexhughes_3.tripod...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Finnvarr: On the subject of sharing booty, here's question #2: 2. Charny asks: Knights and squires of a single lord have fees, expenses and mounts from that lord. If the kni...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Finnvarr: Why don't we skip ahead to question 9 on war? 9. Charny asks: Men at arms leave a city where they are in garrison and ride towards their enemies and ride by a city...

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As the jousts were undertaken as a private enterprise by each combatant, the horse belongs to the victor of the second joust. So why does the loser of the first joust lay claim to the horse? One possible answer: If the horse had been lost in battle, then matters would have been somewhat different. I...

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How did it go?

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Otto von Aachen: Im getting ready to make my first SCA greatsword, and i could use some advice on just how long to make it. Maximum legal length is 6 ft locally, but i think...

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Message deleted. I'll take it to a new thread.

[This message has been edited by jester (edited 06-27-2003).]

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Lyelf: I always thought that sidesword was a way to sneak rebated steel "under the radar." But Sidesword is not competive and not open to everyone. Also sidesword is an "una...

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http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/t00002_p2.asp http://sca-garb.freeservers.com/articles/cotehardie.html http://www.florilegium.org/files/CLOTHING/clothing-L-msg.rtf The first link tells how to make a custom dress dummy. The second link contains two patterns for cotehardies. The third link conta...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Angus Bjornssen: I've fought sword and board for a while now and just recently, because the marshal aint around with the loaner shield (pathetic, i have a full kit of armor ...

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I don't know if that had a name, but it's probably a duelling weapon. There are descriptions and illustrations of this sort of 'left-handed can-opener' from the late 14th Century on. Whatever their actual design, their main advantage seems to have been that the opponent would be unfamiliar with thei...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Kilkenny: I'm not even going to speak to the "submission" concept. Competent judges, on the other hand, I will address. Who defines competence? How are the judges judged ? ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by sarnac: Ealdormere has no rule against walking on your knees after you have been legged. Guys......its our rules....live with it. We arent a Tournament Company. What we have...

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Some alternate means of determining the victor in SCA combat: Judging. There is absolutely no reason this cannot be done. Simply have the fight observed by competent judges who can render a decision. Submission. The fighting continues until one fighter aknowledges defeat. This is best when combined ...

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A number of you have made the very valid point that our rules allow for many period techniques. This is a good point and very true. However... Our rules are for competitive combat. Someone who confines themselves to period techniques is more likely to lose more frequently than someone who does not. ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by DukeGareth: Guys, You can call it whatever you want, but if it approximates grappling in any manner it probably is not going to be a legal SCA tournament. Just my opinion, G...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Kilkenny: A couple of things. Why the 36" limit on sword length ? From what I'm aware of that would be a very short sword at the time of I.33 Gavin<HR></BLOCKQUOT...

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Gavin, You make a number of excellent points that I fully agree with. I disagree with your primary assertion, however. I think the rule set is the primary reason that SCA heavy combat diverges from historical practice (insofar as we know what that practice was). I think we see lots of historical tec...

Classes at Pennsic

Some interesting video