The Armour Archive

Mord

The study of sources, whether you call them primary or not (I have a very strict definition and use for the term, but I'll not get into that), allows you to decide for yourself just what is going on and what the fact of whatever matter is. This logic sounds all very simple and neat, however, if a so...

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"Eater's of the Dead" is an interesting fictional take on "Beowulf." It's also the basis for the movie "The 13th warrior" which most folks hold in comtempt. I would use neither for your persona until you have read deeply into anthropology, archaeology, and literature (especially the "oral-formuliac ...

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Ok, where was I...

The leftie is also too far forward, and his shield looks out of place (too far away from his body). Also his left elbow is just begging to get whacked as much as his left leg.

Mord, again.

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You've got a rightie against a leftie.

The rightie looks too far forward. His right leg should be further back. His shield looks ok, but I really can't tell. Also, he's holding his sword up off his shoulder--too much energy wasted there.

Gotta go

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Feel free to lug your armour and weapons to the nearerst train station. Call it a fifteen-minute walk. Then try to negotate the station, turnstiles, and crowded train carrying it all. Then Transfer once or twice, crossing platforms, climbing and descending two stories of steps and crossing a block-...

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Wilmot - you may also want to go back and reread your first post on this topic, and consider how insulting it would sound to anybody whose main interest lies in A&S. I've maintained a long interest in the Arts and Sciences, and I'd agree with His Grace's first post. In fact, I find Arts and Science...

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Now where did I put that trebuceay?

I have heard that bowling balls are used to shape armor. I've never seen it.

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I couldn't agree with Ny Bjorn more. The problem with metal detecting treasure seekers and hobbyist is that they are too eager to dig whatever up. Such digging is often ill-planned and poorly done. Furthermore, finds often do not go reported or even documented in some way. The context of the find or...

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Nicely said, Animal.

I have, to the best of my ability and check-book, pursued both. Some would say that I will never, ever attain prowess and style

. But then again, what's more important? The Quest or the Goal?

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Seamus Og wrote:Nice armor....I count 1 knight 2 squires that I can see.

No, there's at least 3 members of the chivalry in that photo at the time it was taken. Right now, there are 4.

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Learn to be comfortable in your armor. Travel.

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The right answer is "we don't know". But as well as leather laces, our ancestors were quite capable of making cord of either silk or wool using "french knitting" (the lucet or twinningbein ) I agree--we don't know. Having stated this, I "stiched" my plastic lamellar plates with mountaineering utili...

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The night before fighting I used to have pasta. Now, since my metabolism has slowed, it's 2 nights. The morning of breakfast is light--a bagel or a couple of donuts (old fashions from dunkin' donuts), a little juice, and a small coffee (but only if the weather's cold). More than that tends to make m...

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The British Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum (the V&A)
The Wallace Collection
The National Portrait Museum
The National Museum.

I would go to the Tower on a Saturday. Too crowded.

Mord, whose been there.

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no worries Mord I know how being broke can be;) We SCA'ers often forget that events are actually very expensive endeavours. Try planning an slightly below average sized SCA event sometime without the benifit of the SCA's insurance or the sponsoring groups funds;) Its a wing dinger of a pocket empty...

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Halv,

It's not that I don't want the book, it's that I have no money (bought too many books at Kalamazoo). Oy.

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[brag]I got a 95, 96 in the course, which when taken with my other grades puts me on the dean's list for the fourth time. [/brag] Oh and yeah...Karl and I were talking about Appalachian. I forget sometimes that Arizona and App have the same abbreviation. How awkward would that score board be...ASU ...

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The Tribune wrote:We are our own toughest critics eh Mord?

Yup.

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Well, I'm lousy in making anything. I don't make armor. I don't sew. I research. Does that dis-qualify me?

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MariaAgrissa wrote:Your Highness, Sir Mord got you a present at the Kalamazoo Medieval Congress.

Be afraid.

And, oh, I had NOTHING to do with it. Honest.

Maria A.S. (sometimes known as Mairi)

Your Highness,

Thank you. Still, I have miles (or is it cubits?!) to go...

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The only thing that happens when I fight tired is that I die all the quicker in certain situations.

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Both are flat-footed and square. No scratches, dents, etc. on the shield.. New straps on the leg armor of the one in brown. The one in brown. The one in brown carrying a pouch The one in brown looks like he's wears a novice helm without a scratch or dent. What kind of shot is the in brown doing? Red...

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Christophe de Friselle wrote:
Sir Mord wrote: I'd have obsticals (sp?), too.
Mord.

Bubbling pools of lava and pits of tar...

No, no too fantasy based. A bridge however here and there...

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I forget the name of the article, but Helmet Nickel (former--?--curator of arms and armor for The Met) wrote an article that discusses various material used for lamellar in the book "A Companion to Medieval Arms and Armour" edited by David Nicolle, The Boydell Press, 2002. It's an interesting articl...

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I know this is scarilege, but I'd like to get rid the woods battle. I miss the town battle (I know it was a logistical problem, but it was still fun), only, I'd have a much less organized town. I'd have obsticals (sp?), too.

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Will you be at Kalamazoo?

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Odo wrote:Darius is way cool. Congrats to him and his consort.

Odo

Just so everybody knows, Darius' consort (and Lady-wife!) is Roxanne (hopefully I spelled it correctly--I'm if not I will be corrected).

Mord. (who picked a short name so he could spell it)

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Still more... N.F. Regalado. "Allegories of Power: The Tournament of Vices and Virtues in the Roman de Fauel." Gesta. Vol. 32, #2 (1993): 135-146. M.R. Powicke. "Edward II and Military Obligation." Speculum. Vol. 31, #1 (Jan. 1956): 92-119. J.M. Carter. "Sport, War, and the Three Orders of Feudal So...

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Underwear?

You know it had to be said...just be happy you're not the one who did.

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More armor... P.D. Humphries. " "Of Arms and Men": Siege and Battle Tactics in the Catalan Grand Chronicles (1208-1380)." Military Affairs. Vol. 49, #4 (Oct. 1985): 173-178. A.D.H. Bivar. "Cavalry Equipment and Tactics on the Euphrates Frontier." Dumbarton Oaks Papers. Vol. 26 (1972): 271-191. A. Ka...

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Ok, here's some more... Armor: J.H. Beeler. "The John Woodman Higgins Armory (Higgins Armory Museum)." Military Affairs. Vol. 49, #4 (Oct. 1985): 198-202. B.S. Bachrach. "Medieval Siege Warfare: A Reconnaissance." The Journal of Military History. Vol. 58, #1 (Jan. 1984): 119-133. gotta go... Mord.

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Ok, it's Friday. My supervisor is on vacation and I'm stuck on the desk for awhile... There's a new database I've been fooling with called JSTOR; a couple searches and here's what I found that I think is applicable: Clothing: H. Kuper. "Costume & Identity" Comparative Studies in Society and History....

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Torvaldr: post more verse. Ok, try this: Covered in clouds the cold rain Made Muddy that meeting of eagles Fearless on the field, four kings Givers of Gold, gathered men Bade them bring to Blackstone... Sorry, its not done yet...I've had other muses to work on this week Torvalr, good poem Mord.

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Also, you might want to look in: Nicolle, David. "Medieval Warfare Source Book. Volume I: Warfare in Western Christendom." London: Arms and Armour Press, 1995. ISBN: 1854091964. This book covers from about 400 AD to about 1400AD. It also included biographies, miscellania, and a long bibliography. Mo...

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