The Armour Archive

jester

Have you tried putting some talcum powder in a sock and using this to dust the mold? I'm told the talc acts a sort of flux to encourage the metal to flow. I don't know about that, but when I'm casting medallions I know that a powdered mold out performs an un-powdered mold. I give the mold two quick ...

jester

Mac wrote:
Karen Larsdatter wrote:

A bit less jousting-sturdy, but it's a French toy knight at the Musee du Moyen Age (Cl.17751), c. 1360-1370.
This guy is on my to-do-list as well, if folks are interested.

Mac

Mine too.

jester

One of the complaints people have about I.33 is the lack of organization. It appears to jump around and this makes studying the document difficult. I propose that I.33 uses the Scholastic Method to organize itself and instruct the student. In doing so the document rises above being a simple catalog ...

jester

The Romance of Alexander has lots of embroidered hood images.

jester

I'm going to pull the video recording of this presentation off YouTube later this week. The point of this exercise was to get a bunch of people participating in an online martial studies presentation, not to create a permanent record of my embarrassing myself. :) I have enough of those. I'll re-pre...

jester

I'm going to pull the video recording of this presentation off YouTube later this week. The point of this exercise was to get a bunch of people participating in an online martial studies presentation, not to create a permanent record of my embarrassing myself. :) I have enough of those. I'll re-pres...

jester

Having reviewed the video I think the bluetooth headset is a failure. It was uncomfortable, it wouldn't work under a mask (I tried before-hand), it didn't work well at the distance I needed it to work at. Maybe a wireless headset? Suggestions would be appreciated.

jester

And done at 10:30am. Ended early due to the cold. You can watch the recording on the youtube link above. Sound starts at 9:48.

jester

YouTube is at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rli-nVkYFMU

jester

Google+ is at:

https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/76cp ... 62qg161e18

YouTube is at the channel listed above

jester

A teaser for the session this Sunday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXvJzb_f_n8

If you're just going to watch on YouTube the channel *should* be: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvWIwB ... Vpx-GLdGTw

I'll post the specific video link and google hangout link here at about 8:50am the day of.

jester

Fiore dei Liberi. Look it up. Wicktenauer is your best starting point, I feel.

Medieval fighting systems were very well developed, very sophisticated and easily on par with the living traditions of the Eastern martial arts.

jester

November 24th, 2013. 9am-11am Mountain Time. A brief introduction to I.33 sword and buckler. I'll post the connection information here around 8:50am. If you've got a Google+ account and you have Hangouts installed (it's a browser add on) you'll be able to watch and ask questions. If not, you can fol...

jester

Compare these bags to American Civil War valises. It's interesting.

jester

What types of merc's were on the English side of Agincourt? Also what sorts of gear was common ie: weapons,armor etc. Thanks. You may not realize it, but that's a huge question. How are we defining mercenaries? By the time of the battle of Agincourt it was commonplace for noblemen to raise companie...

jester

http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/muntaner_goodenough.pdf

The Chronicle of Ramon Muntaner. Start at page 389 where el Senor Muntaner recounts the life and deeds of Frey Roger de Flor. Templar, Pirate, Mercenary, Knight, and Count and warlord of the Byzantine Empire.

jester

Madu with attached shield. I grasp the haft of the madu and lift. This twists the hand of my opponent and traps it within the grip. Legal?

jester

Jester, you could make a mint on Outlands madu t-shirts. Not that I've noticed. :) I'd buy one. Haroun Well, the picture above links to the XXL version of the shirt. You'll probably want the non-ducal sized one here . Spreadshirt (and, to be honest, I) has never been satisfied with the larger versi...

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Brennainn wrote:Jester, you could make a mint on Outlands madu t-shirts.

Not that I've noticed.

jester

I want to start by stating that we should continue the conversation. That being said, apparently the wrong document got published. Madus are not going to be illegal by name. I still think that they are silly, but I support your right to use one. And it appears the rule on offensive shields was drop...

jester

Steve, There were Indians, Africans, Persians and others living in Europe during our time period. Notably in Spain and Italy. The last entirely Muslim city (which was a vassal of the HRE) in Italy vanishes (is sacked into non-existence) at the beginning of the 14th Century. During the 14th Century i...

jester

I'm not a fan of the madu. But why the hell was it necessary to rain on someone else's parade in this fashion? Don't like madus? Run an event at which madus are not allowed. Or are we not allowed to do that because it would be excluding people? Banning something at the Society level, for what amount...

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He's actually rather good. His Latin is consistent and translatable and gives you the original passage in Hebrew, Greek, or Arabic and then follows immediately with the Latin translation. And he uses different fonts for each language to avoid confusion (his choice of Gothic/Fraktur for vulgar modern...

jester

Very exciting find. New to me. Mandragorias, seu Historia Shahiludi.... This document was written in the 17th Century by an Oxford Don, Thomas Hyde. An orientalist, he wrote a book (inlcuded in the above) which describes the varieties of backgammon played in the Arab world. The good news is: This bo...

jester

As a vacation? For a couple of weeks or a month at a time? Yep.

jester

Competitive freeplay? Forbidden, don't even think about it or the Marshallate (at the Society level, most of the Kingdom and local marshals I've met have been cool) will fall upon you like a six inch thick piece of rattan. Although.... there is a group of people trying to get this allowed. Um, hasn...

jester

It's easy to say we should just allow something, it's harder to actually implement in a responsible fashion. As incoming KEM, I've been asked by my king and my prince to investigate whether historical wrestling can be implemented in a responsible fashion. I'm starting by trying to sniff out what ha...

jester

Okay, so as long as it is under the MOAS it is an okay activity. We just can't allow this to be another form of martial activity at events? What, exactly, does our insurance say about this? I suspect it's just more 'martial arts' to them, but I don't know. Are there enough volunteers to make this s...

jester

In my mind they're both a dark brown material with straps. Both appear to have fold under center entrances. One is definitely stitched at the ends and the other might be.

jester

What about a demo at SCA events conducted by those parties interested? I saw a post on the archives not too long ago about a Viking wrestling technique that looked really fun. It looked as if it was at an event. Was it a tournament or did it involve freeplay? I'm almost certain it didn't. I have ta...

jester

Hi All- Is anyone doing officially sanctioned historical wrestling in the Society? If so, could you point me to the Kingdom/Society level rule set? Thanks, Non-competitive study falls under Historical Combat Studies. That's an A&S activity. http://www.sca.org/officers/arts/AandS_martial_public_prop...

jester

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/3442/otm26vabdetail3.gif This image is from the Maciejowski Bible and seems to be similar in construction. Different object, that is a saddle-bag. Right, I think what jester was trying to say is that this object seems like it could have been constructed in a way sim...

jester

Tirant lo Blanc (written about the 14th Century during the 16th Century), The Chronicle of Ramon Muntaner (boring for the most party, but the bits about the Grand Catalan Company are fascinating and where the inspiration for Tirant lo Blanc). The White Company and Sir Nigel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle...

jester

This image is from the Maciejowski Bible and seems to be similar in construction.

jester

Correct me if I'm wrong, but unless you're sourcing wood from Europe ALL of the woods you're working with will be new world. American White Oak is not the same as European White Oak, for example. Neither is walnut or poplar. And poplar, European Poplar, was used in furniture construction in the Medi...

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The Scholastic Method in I.33

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Online Intro to I.33 sword and buckler

Re: Period Duffel Bags

Re: Agincourt Mercenaries English side

Re: naval based mercenaries

Re: New material in the marshal hand book.

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Re: Medieval(ish) Backgammon

Medieval(ish) Backgammon

Re: Living it. Would you for real?

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