The Armour Archive

Mord

Halv, Would you say something like that could have made its way to Scandinavian lands? We've talked about lamellar armour, curved swords, there's a Bhudda figure excavated at Birka (it *was* Birka wasnt it?) whats the likelyhood of something out of the ordinary like that being traded or adopted in ...

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well, i'm meeting with Gypsy tomorow but i need everything except a helm and a right arm. even a gambeson or cup hilt would be nice if anyone has extras they're willing to sell I might have a basket hilt about somewhere that you can use; it won't be in very good shape, but PM me what's needed to ge...

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1. Exercise. Some kind of conditioning. 2. Electrolites. Eat an orange. Eat a bananna. 3. Drink Water, before, during, and after. 4. Tiger Balm is great on bruises. 5. Motrin, Ibruprofin, Aleve...OTC pain killers are a last resort. Most of these tear-up my stomach. 6. A warm/hot bath. 7. Ice on the ...

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See you tonight, Your Majesty.

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My new helmet, that is. I padded it this weekend, put it on my head, and had my wife hit me with rattan. The helm has a very nice, loud bell tone (like Qusimoto's dinner bell!), and if I don't do something about it, I'm going to go seriously deaf!

Any suggestions? Really, I'm serious.

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First, an entire rim hasn't been found for the Viking Age. Complete rimming has been found at Valsgarde; check Arwidsson's books. As for the Viking, the most complete rimming is from Grave 736 (Arbman "BirkaL Die Graber"); there's enough clips there to approximate the diameter of the shield at 80 cm...

Mord

What else do you need?

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Haldan,

A little too rich for me--just bought a new helmet--concial. But, don't get me wrong, your lamellar is great armor!

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This is iffy, but it sort of fills most of the parameters. In the University of Minnesota library there is color microfilm entitled: "Color film reproduction of medieval sports and pastimes from Bod. (Bodlien) ms. 264 (Romance of Alexander). Apparently this manuscript is from the 14th century. That'...

Mord

How much?

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Reproduction. I made it in my photoshop. But, the bodhisattva knows, that if the Japanese had ever seen moose, they would have made this helm in the seventeenth or eighteenth century! Yup, they would have. I think I saw a helmet, years ago, in either the Tower of London or the V&A, that was shaped ...

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A hard shield, iron edges and banding, was the most common found. Not during the Viking Age, and I'm pretty sure hardly, if at all, in the centuries before. Metal clips yes, but not full metal rims. Evidence of rawhide rims exists, but to the best of my knowledge, no metal rims have ever been found...

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Karl wrote:
Ny Bjorn wrote:please leave your palmtree weaponry at home.

*!*!laughing**!

I think this looks awesome! What would I be expected to wear at The Viking Market at AdelsÃƒÂ¶ - is this a public event?

Best,
Karl

Ditto.

Mord

Guys, you're picking on me now... Mord, I *know* an axe, especially a large 2 hander is a big, powerful weapon, even more so in genetically larger than average Germanic/Scandinavian hands (compared to other Europeans). My point was WHY did they shift to that, when the shield was the de facto item o...

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You guys really ran with this topic didnt ya! Mord, I was hoping you'd chime in...ya havnt let me down yet So, we have evidence of 2 swords, and sword/spear....interesting. I've always wanted to see a really skilled fighter using a couple skeggoxs' I dont count the shield in my original question......

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My first "kit" is lost in the depths of time and space. Some of it, especially the carpet body "armor" sown together with fishing line ('cause it was strong and it wouldn't rot), was intentially cast out into those depths. My first helmet that I actually owned was stolen from me with other armor bit...

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That is so damn funny. I was just thinking, hey we get to hunt Mord this year!!! Hey, Your Highnesses of AEthelmearc, I seem to be sleeping with the enemy! Any information you are specifically looking for from your favorite spy behind enemy lines? Maria A.S. AEthelmearc (at least on my side of the ...

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No, never heard of Jesse Bycock -nor any of the other authors. I just read the sagas every now and again. Jesse Bycock? It's Jesse Byock. Books by him: Medieval Iceland: Society, Sagas and Power Viking Age Iceland The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki (translation) The Saga of the Volsungs (translation) He ...

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Hey, Rocky watch me pull a rabbit out my helm...

Again?

Nuthin' up my chain-mail! PRESTO!
RRRRRR

No doubt about it...I gotta get me another helm...

Mord

Your scholars in Mali are anthropologists, not historians. Their point of view is different, and the storytellers in Mali still exist--how far back can they really go? How much is lost? How much is added? How much is glossed over. The process of their oral history is still alive and being used. This...

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Agreed, Chef. However, if the cultural institution existed during what historians have called the Middle Ages, isn't it a medieval cultural institution? Sure, yes, the insititution of the Anglo-Saxon bond died out (in a very literal and radical way!), but simply because a tradition or institution st...

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Sir Mord, I've been hearing the exact opposite. The amount of detail provided, concerning the ways of life and the particulars of combat that we can and have verified through new dig findings and experemental archaeology, leads us to believe that the sagas largely *were* based on real life happenin...

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Animal is right, making lamellar plates out of 16 gauge metal is not a good idea. The armor would weigh too much. I have made a body armor out of leather scales sown together--basically lamellar. You need to stiffen the leather before you use it. I used bees' wax and cheap acrilic floor wax. They wo...

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There is, I think, an example in "Njal's Saga" or "The Saga of Burnt Njal" where Gunnar, who is later outlawed, fought with a spear and sword.

But remember, the Sagas, on the whole are legends and not considered reliable history.

Njal come back now, hear?

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Sounds to me like a Migration-era value, in context, not a Medieval one. The bond of the Chief to the Warband or Telau is not the same value as the chivalric values of the High and Late Middle Ages. Nothing wrong with it, but it does not seem Medieval to me. The contract or obligation between the h...

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[quote="Sir Gaston"]:D Funny you should ask. I have not been able to find plaque belt plaques that were affordable (especially when you need 18 to 25 plaques for a belt) or that where personalizable. So I decided to make my own. At the same time Count Reese asked me if I had a way to make ...

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Having stood out in the rain to marshal a list, I can tell you that a wool cloak with a wool tunic and wool sox is just the way to go. And a hat.

That, and a change of clothes, and hot chocolate.

ok, the hot chocolate wasn't authentic, but at that moment, I didn't care.

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I don't wanna start a arguing thread, i just wanted to know how many people usually block and let the opponent hav at you, i was really wanting to nkow what most people do so i can get a good idea of how to counter it and work it to my advantage. all your comments have been a great help, but if thi...

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Having just sworn fealty to Their Majesties of the East, I shall have to see to my armor and see that all is in good repair.

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Check "Anglo-Saxon Weapons and Warfare" by Hawkes. Also, "Anglo-Saxon Clothing" by Gayle Owen-Crocker--she's just published a new, revised edition.

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Halvgrim wrote:Mord

Check your PM

Halv

Done. Thank you.

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Is this in war (group combat) or tourney (single combat)? In war I block; that is my job as a shield. In tournament, simply blocking will not win the fight; eventually you have to strike back. Timing is the key, here. If your opponette is furiously throwing blows, hitting back has the risk of over-c...

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Scans, please, Halv. Thank you very much. No rush.

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The "Journal of Arms and Armour Society" article is by Cederlof, Halv. I forget the title myself, but it's something like "The Sutton Hoo and stave armors." I don't have the "Waffen und Kostumkunde" article. I would be thankful if you'd send it. No rush. Dave, try looking at Dartmouth University's m...

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Halvgrim wrote:
Dave Womble wrote:
I'm 28 years old currently....I'll be in my 50's and will still have not acquired or even read half the titles you guys cite.

--Having one of the best archeological libraries in the US at your disposal does help a little;)

Halv

Yup.

Mord.

Rings like a bell...

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