The Armour Archive

Mord

My thoughts for the final four:

His Grace, Andreas
His Excellency Thorvald
His Excellency Konrad
His Excellcncy Gryffith

Dark horses:

Sir Kenric
Sir Lucius.

Just my 2 cents

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Could you please post an image and some info? Thanks. No, I can't. Copyright. Mord. You are not producing an AD with the image! There is no copyright issue on such articles if it is for scholarly purposes. I might be off base here, but I think I'll trust the professional librarian's judgment as to ...

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Imagine getting this through Customs: Mr. Customs Agent: "So, what's in the crate?" You: "A reproduction Roman artefact..." Agent: "Must be big?" You: "Well...um...yeah..." Agent: "So, what is it?" You: "Umm.....a balista..." Agent: "O...

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kaspar wrote:Could you please post an image and some info?
Thanks.

No, I can't. Copyright.

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The entire collected works of Ortwin Gamber.

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Mein Herr,

There's a carwash right down the street where I live in Philly. I have 1/2 a barrel on my apartment porch. Send me you snail-mail address and approximent size....

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Imagine the shipping costs.

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I was persuing through the September 2008 edition of "Apollo" yesterday, and found a color photograph of a 14th century bascinet helm. It's opposite page 40.

For those of you interested.

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Animal Weretiger wrote:Mord that was gay.

Metaphorical rassspberry sent!

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PS: Go Flyers!

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A friend of mine told me about Dagohir, and I immediately had wacky fantasies about forming a group of orcs called "Uruk Nada" aka "The Buradur Bullies" (however you spell it). These orcs would be such that even other orcs couldn't stand them (one legend has that a captured mount...

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I'm thinking of taking Amtrak. Pros: --I won't have to drive. --Rail is convenient to my apt. --Most of my luggage can go with me. --I don't have to go thru an airport. --I can read/work for a bit in transit. Cons: --Amtrak's werid ticket pricing policies: always depend upon an increase. --It's a 26...

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Yeah, I will probably buy it.

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Ok, yeah, I know it's early, and ok, yeah, I looked at the website, but I'm thinking about going to Gulf Wars 2009. Years ago I went a couple of times, when the event was smaller and shorter. So now I have couple of questions for more recent attendees: 1. How much is the gate fee? The website does n...

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First, the word is "huscarl." Literally, "House-Noble," as in "picked-warrior" sort of thing. Secondly, huscarls are "Anglo-Saxon" or (as it has been argued) "Anglo-Dane" of the pre-Norman 11th century England. Your best and most obvious soruce for i...

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A couple of years ago, I read some speculation about the use of horses during war by the Svear of the Vendel period. Also, Steen Wolf-Andersen wrote an article about the prevalence of equestrian graves in Denmark, during the Viking Period. Certainly, many folks in Scandinavia during the Early Middle...

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I am no expert on things 14th century, but I can tell you from experience that "stringing" armor parts together allows for some flexibility where it's needed (like when you're trying to breath), and more importantly, it is a simple fix outside of a shop, in the field.

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I am sure this is completely useless but in York near one of the bridges there are Viking shields still in situe, they were left there and recovered with silt after they were discovered, I guess there will be photos somewhere. I have worked in the river not far from the spot and it is reasonably cl...

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Eamonn MacCampbell wrote:
Magnus DjÃºpÃºÃ°ga wrote:So no one wantsâ€™ to come and play in the shop?

If but we lived a bit closer..I would come and play all the time...I can't even imagine having all that at ones disposal to build with....Everything in one convenient location...

Actually, I would love to raid your library.

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Sorry, I don't know Ugo. I don't know Patrick Thaden, and I've met Gaston only briefly, much to my dismay. Mord. Which dismayed you, the brevity, or the meeting itself? (you meant the new Magnus/Gaston right?) Mad Matt- Where'd you find a dust proof stereo? I go through the damn things like crazy. ...

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Sorry, I don't know Ugo. I don't know Patrick Thaden, and I've met Gaston only briefly, much to my dismay. Mord. Which dismayed you, the brevity, or the meeting itself? (you meant the new Magnus/Gaston right?) Mad Matt- Where'd you find a dust proof stereo? I go through the damn things like crazy. ...

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Books. a, yup. What would be in my ultimate workshop. Robert MacPherson, Dave Rylak. His Grace Kelson. Geoffrey the Younger. The rest is details. Mord. You forgot Ugo....! Sorry, I don't know Ugo. I don't know Patrick Thaden, and I've met Gaston only briefly, much to my dismay. Mord.

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Baron Alejandro wrote:Books.

a, yup.

What would be in my ultimate workshop.

Robert MacPherson, Dave Rylak. His Grace Kelson. Geoffrey the Younger.

The rest is details.

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audax wrote:"A womans nautal instinct is to mother or nurture. Not hunt and gather."

NOt to put too fine a point on it, but bull puckey. Women are just as murderous as men. They were also the main gatherers among early humans.

Agreed.

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Actually, smiling and giggling is not an unexpected response. let me take you down to that which we all have: what is generally called "your lizard brain." Smiling and even laughing is an instinctive reaction to adversity--you are essentially "showing" your canine teeth as a defe...

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One of the problems I've seen in the area is "hitting through the target."

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If Sir Mord doesn't reply here, PM him. His specialty is Icelandic. I suspect, at least for the earlier personas, that much of the armor is going to be hidden, except for a helmet and perhaps mail shirt. Concerning 10th Century Icelanders, I largely believe that there was very little armor at all. ...

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I looked on OCLC--the database states that the "Journal of the Arms and Armour Society" is held by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The PMA's own catalog (online, btw) states that they have the issue you're looking for. You can google the PMA's website for contact information. Mord, ILL Lib...

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Do you know about using Worldcat to find items in a library near you? m It used to be exclusively for librarians but now they all of us rabble use it. Not every library is in it - the one where is work is rather obscure but it will hit the major universities, public libraries, and museums in your a...

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I've read in an article contained in "Anglo-Saxon Art and Archaeology 13" that mail was invented by the ancient Celts, and adopted by the Romans.

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The Philadelphia Museum of Art carries the Journal of the Arms and Armour Society. What are you looking for?

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What article are you looking for?

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Steve -SoFC- wrote:Here's an actual link for people interested:

http://www.armsandarmourforum.com/

Steve

I get some real-estate webpage, too.

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Nissan Maxima wrote:Well then our mission is clear. We need to get Sir Vitus some blotter.

If he wants to be the Hunter S. Thompson of the SCA, then he needs ether.

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The problem that pickle juice solves is that it replaces lost electrolytes. The problem with pickle juice is that it's full of salt, as is any of the sports drinks. For us older folks with high blood pressure, anything with salt is a big no-no. I eat a banana, which is full potassium, and drink wate...

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Murdock wrote:is it me or didn't there used to be battles on the last Saturday?

i gotta find that "magic bardic circle" next year on the last night.

The bridge battle used to be Sunday morning.

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Photo in Sept. Edition of Apollo

Thinking about Gulf Wars