The Armour Archive

Mord

Holy Moley, folks! Take a look at this website:

www.hermann-historica.com

I found an ad in the latest issue of "Apollo" (page 71). I particularly liked the early medieval swords and helmets (one from the 5th C and one from the 10th C.)

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Having had my armor stolen, I can sympathize. Is there any materials these folks need? I'm afraid I'm a little low on stuff, but if I can find it...

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We really didnt have a name for ours, but it was along the same lines as Mord's. But one thing we did was had everyone that wanted to, be a single and also a pair. If someone didnt want to be a single, that was fine, and for the newer folks, we had no problem with that. But basically, we started wi...

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An old drill: "Chomping" Take your most experienced fighters (no matter what the weapons form) and line them up at 10 foot intervals. Take your novices and pair them off at random. Send the paired novices at each single, who can move one step left or right, or, back or forth. The paired no...

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I've done both (obviously with a partner), and had to fight both. Both sticking together and splitting (and attacking at an angle) work: both can also fail. The key in this sort of situation is speed and aggression. The opportunity is at that instant, and may disappear. Attack, now, and then go find...

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Gorgets, Gauntlets (Demies especially), Belts, Greaves.

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Got a question, Ny Bjorn. Over time, I've seen objects described as made of a "copper alloy" instead of, say, "bronze." What's the reason for this? Is there an archaeological definition of bronze?

Not trying to be critical, just curious.

Thanks,

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Ball peen hammers are almost everywhere.

#175 & 175 1/2 look interesting.

Link?

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Cet (aka. Dave Rylak) is still in business. However, recently his computer fried itself, so he's hard to get hold of.

Try ronsimmons@comcast.net

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$21.56

Come'on folks...this is a good thing.

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D. Sebastian wrote:Gold and black are period.

It's heraldically compatable...

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These days, I'm using hockey-stick tape. Works ok; not any worse than any other tape. I've also used "Gorilla Tape" which is a sort of heavy-duty duct tape in black.

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Must.....not .....buy.....more....armor! Already have too many projects.

Hm.....hmmmmm

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Hi Duncan, Folks take photos all the time; other folks take video. Cooper's Lake Campground sells "Pennsic War Postcards." Question: are you taking photos for fun or profit? If for fun, check with the autocrat of the event and try to stay out of the way. If for profit, you might want to ch...

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Vebrand wrote:I get hit where I forget to block

Vebrand

Yup.

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You know, I have always thought that Bruce-Mitford assumed that those two pieces (the dragon and the bird of prey) went on the sheild because they were found near sheild pieces, and he couldn't think of any other thing that they might have been used for. But the work is stunning, absolutely stunnin...

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Thinking about the legs...I'll have to ask my wife. How do the cops move?

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I couldn't even watch the part about the Norse. Seriously, I flipped over to one of the syndicated Law and Order shows. The way they were portrayed made me think the script had been written by 9th century Anglo-Saxon monks. I'm surprised the Saxons weren't treated like they were in that King Arthur...

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The shield disintegrating was pretty bad. Reminded me of Peter Woodward tearing up a butted mail shirt in his ::awful:: show. Not to derail too much but It did raise a question with me. In the episode with the Lombards. They are shown sacking a Roman city and the Roman soldiers are all shown in gen...

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Quantative history for this era (The Early Middle Ages, The Dark Ages, Post-Roman Europe, etc...) is a very iffy thing. Who did the counting? Who did the recording? Where was the recording done? Remember, Europe still used, if anybody counted at all, the Roman system; Arabic numerals hadn't been int...

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Cedric wrote:Rawhide is too rough for my delicate hands.

Im all about comfort now.

(I save the rawhide for shield edging and sword blades)

I wear a glove.

After all, I'm a delatante intellectual librarian type!

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Currently it is a 26 Inch round centergrip (no straps currently just a handle) Also, a tip, folks in period almost always used an oval shaped handle. These days I use an ax or maul handle cut down to size. Rough-up the grip with sand paper so it isn't slippery. Mord. I used an axe handle on my late...

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Currently it is a 26 Inch round centergrip (no straps currently just a handle) Ok, when in range, you should be throwing shots. If you're in range, and not throwing, you're in trouble. Leave. Quickly. Your sheild can not block more than 2 or 3 successive shots, so use it to block when you're gettin...

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If I remember correctly, we see some examples of silk in textile studies; this means there was some sort of connection to silk road/routes. Also, there is presence of Kufic silver coins. This also re-inforces the Eastern connection. But was that connection two way? Could the Swedes, etc. have sent f...

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How big is the shield? How is it strapped?

I've used center-grips and forearm strapped in various sizes. The variations of this style will affect how you fight.

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Yeah, the historians were the most interesting part of the show. The best quote "Facing someone named 'Thorolf Skull-splitter' should be cause for concern." & "Uncle Olaf wants YOU!" were great, and certainly memorable. And, yeah, I kept wondering where the shield bosses for ...

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I watched it. "The Dark Ages" had more than I expect. The role of the Church (and its history) was "watered down," since they only mentioned St. Benedict and his monastic rule, but they forgot the schism between the Eastern Church (Byzantium), Arianism, The Cluniac reforms and Po...

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A good display of prowess or a good fight deserves applause. A chivalrous or honorable act deserves notice and praise. A cheering section for someone, leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I don't like them for myself.

Just my 2 cents.

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Try the "Jelling Dragon" or "Northan."

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Hmmm...a boon, I would think, for bio-archaeologists. This should be interesting.

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I'm reading the "Varangians of Byzantium" by Blondel. I've not finished the book, so take these comments in that light. Blondel died in 1950. His scholarship is early 20th century at best, and so is based upon written sources and in some cases linguistic analysis. The English edition, publ...

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Well...there was a conference held in the early 1970s and publication entitled "Varangian Problems" that probably deals with this. I'll look up the cite and post it here. Mord. The cite: "Varangian Problems: report on the first international symposium on the theme The Eastern Connect...

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Well...there was a conference held in the early 1970s and publication entitled "Varangian Problems" that probably deals with this.

I'll look up the cite and post it here.

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What's it made out of? What other items was it found with? Good questions. I've seen gaming peices in various graves attributed to the ''vikings." Some are made of ivory or bone, if I remember correctly. All are found in groups. I also have a vague memory of the finding of a gaming board. Mord.

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Romano-Celt? The helmet looks more like the Vendel XIV helmet.

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Serious. Armor. Porn.