The Armour Archive

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If you have any connections to a nearby library, interlibrary loan may be able to get that book closer to you than you think! The nearest library, according to OCLC (WorldCat for professionals), that owns this book is: UC Berkeley UC Davis, Shields Library UCLA UC Santa Barbara. University of Penns...

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If possible, which given your location in northern AEthelmearc should be easier than most, talk to Master John the Pell. I've always felt he had a phenomenal grasp of sca melee tactics. I get the opportunity to chat with John the Pell from time to time and will be attending the Myrkie War practice....

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Sean Powell wrote:What size do you need. I can cut you a piece and have it dropped off at Bhakail Thursday night practice for you.

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2 feet by 1 foot. I will be at Bhakail Practice tonight, next week, and 6/5 (running a tourney on 6/5).

Thanks.

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Where can I get 16 gauge mild steel online? I ask this quesiton because all the sheet metal companies in Philly have hours in which I work. Thus, I am stuck with online resources. I am thinking of attempting to make a shield handle for a Vendel/viking round. I have documentation for this, and I figu...

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Cet is good folks and I value my friendship with him. However, his wife is the goddess for putting up with us!

Just a friendly reminder.

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PS. Brendan the red-headed wonder boy is neat, too.

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Hmm...it seems to me that when I'm angry about something, I have a choice: do something to fix the problem or accept someone else's solution. I have found that complaining angrily usually pretty ineffective at best. If you don't like a rule, then work, honestly, to change it. With this in mind, I pr...

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Information about names, in general, are found in 929. You will also find information on heraldry. What time/place interests you?

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1. Language â€“ Old Norse 2. Tafl Games 3. Skaldic/Eddic Verse 4. Politics 5. Religion 6. Mail-making 7. Weaponsmithing 8. Leatherworking 9. Embroidery 10. Wire work 11. Sailing 12. Ocean Navigation 13. Language â€“ Latin 14. Language â€“ Greek 15. Language â€“ Arabic 16. Hunting 17. Fire starting ...

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So if the shoulder clasps weren't attached to a leather cuirass, what were they attached to? A cloak? I was under the impression that organics (cloth and leather) buried attached to metal often left traces that were preserved by leeching. Does this mean that there was nothing attached to the clasps...

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Before this becomes a mutual admiration society, I think I'll throw a fresca-ax into it. Sure, yeah, there have been improvments--I believe we are beyond "I'm a viking, where's the brewskis and babes"--, but theres a much longer way to go. That road, if you will, has its problems and pitfa...

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Lucan Dux wrote:Duke Darius defeated Duke Andreas in the Finals best of 3

Sir Kenrick lost to Duke Darius Semis
Sir Wilhelm lost to Duke Andreas Semis

Thank you, Your Grace.

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If I remember correctly, you'll find something similiar in Wilson & Bersu's book on the Isle of Man.

Did this come from a grave?

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Pardon me for saying this, but shouldn't the title of Count (or Jarl, as I believe he uses) prefix Sir Valgard Stonecleaver's name? just caught that... Sir Valgard is a Vicount, I believe. Btw, Olaf, I've heard that AEthelmearc has something, like, only 20 entrants. Talk about small. Mord.

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Buran wrote:That would be the Sutton Hoo shield.

I think H. Maryon in his article about the Sutton Hoo Shield (published in the 1940s--1947? Antiquity? or was it the Antiquaries Journal?) guessed that the shield from Mound 1 was strapped. This idea was later disproven, probably by Bruce-Mitford.

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The library, then?

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Check Robert Elgood's book.

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Ok, I'm probably going to get nailed to the wall for this question....Were there any common differances between grave shields and shields found in bogs, rivers dirt etc....What I'm asking is did they make grave shields more as a symbol for a shield and not built to be actually used?Are we basing ou...

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Ok, A. Cet's your friend's best bet. B. Fight practice is @ 12th and Carpenter on Thursdays. On the first Thursday of the month, we have a practice tourney. C. Right now, as the weather get warmer, my porch/work space is available. I have some crude skills. If in doubt, please visit Cet. Hope to see...

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Excellent!

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Well the problem with any book is that its limited by the scope and breadth of the field.... Youd do just as well just to toss around ideas here in terms of researching and testing theories. The other thing is that I would caution anyone against (VAIBS) "Virgin Armour Introductary Book Syndrom...

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Well the problem with any book is that its limited by the scope and breadth of the field.... Youd do just as well just to toss around ideas here in terms of researching and testing theories. The other thing is that I would caution anyone against (VAIBS) "Virgin Armour Introductary Book Syndrom...

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[quote="Sean Powell"]Excuse me Mr. Davis. I don't suppose you have the Arms and Armor Society Journal from March 2007? I'm looking for a better scan of this article. Breiding, Dirk, co‑author with Hans‑Werner Peine. â€œAn important find of late 14th and early 15th century arms ...

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Yep. If you're interested in portraying as accurately as possible an Anglo-Saxon from that period, it's best to go with what we know . We know for sure that the Sutton Hoo burial contained a mail shirt, though it's far too corroded to be able to determine it's size or such things as sleeve length. ...

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Oh sigh... The absence of evidence in a specific context (which is a specific source) means those people who created that context didn't think what you are/were looking for is/was important. The real problem occurs when there is very little evidence of a phenomena in one source and no evidence of th...

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Poul Anderson is the first author that comes to mind.

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People ask me a lot where I found all the armour books I have.... This was partly my secret....I didnt realize it was now accessible online. www.worldcat.org For example,in 'EVERYTHING' type in: Lionello Boccia Then under LIBRARIES....type in your zipcode and it will show you locations near you in ...

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looking for some dimensions of the existing vendel / valsgarde period helms. Anyone have copies of Ardwisson (Sp?) research papers from the 30's? I'd appreciate any leads to hard line statics on these. Thanks Arwidsson's books weren't published in the 1930s. Her articles were, mostly in the Acta Ar...

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Oh sigh...gonna hafta learn Russian.

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. I am not sure why you think a veiled insult promotes healthy discussion or advances your argument, particularly from a learned professional librarian such as yourself. Again, here is the essential question, refined so as to be as clear as possible: Taking into consideration reasonable archeologic...

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Mord I do not disagree with the nature of your last post as its the same type of approach I would use. And in truth is essentially the same thing Ive been saying all along....context, context, context. Nobody nor their culture exists in a vacuum. If we are not seeing eye-to-eye it may be because we...

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As I was posting: The method I use attempts to be deductive. The process goes from specifics to general, and contains, essentially 3 lines of thought: 1. Context 2. Cultural & 3. Analytical This method does not always come to a general conclusion, if for no other reason that new information is a...

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I re-read your all your posts, Durasteel. For all your degrees (fyi--I have an MA in history, too) and information you say you have, you've made two mistakes. As for access to info: A. I'm an ILL librarian--I can't get to everything, but I can get to a lot; B. I live within a 15 minute to UPenn's li...

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I have very serious doubts about anybody generalizing anything having to with the early middle ages. With notably fragmentary physical evidence (and not much of that to boot), dodgy and rare pictorial evidence, and almost unreliable written evidence, you want to make generalizations? On the other h...

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It seems to me that you're looking at this from a "constant techology" point of view. You see the similarities in shields more than the differences. I've encounted this sort of thinking before, and I found it leads to confusion and mistakes. The differences in shields through time, geogra...

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"Sutton Hoo" Volume II, Arms, Armour, Regalia" by RLS Bruce-Mitford? Is that the book you're talking about? If so, that work, while excellent, has absolutely nothing to do with viking age shields. The shield found in Mound I of Sutton Hoo has more to do with the shields found at Vende...

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