The Armour Archive

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I can also add my two cents in here. I did a lot of reserach on early medieval shields and have a number of german and scandanavian texts on various finds. Few things I can rattle off real quick. --many shields from 400-1000 have remarkably similar charactoristics in a similar sense as helmets of t...

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I can also add my two cents in here. I did a lot of reserach on early medieval shields and have a number of german and scandanavian texts on various finds. Few things I can rattle off real quick. --many shields from 400-1000 have remarkably similar charactoristics in a similar sense as helmets of t...

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Ok, here goes: This post will only deal with information concerning "viking" shields. It will not deal with info about Frankish (both Merovingian & Carolingian), Anglo-Saxon, or Vendel Period equipment. The direct answer to your question is, as far as I know, the colors for paint for s...

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This is a time for Mord-Man. Seriously, Sir Mord is the most likely person around to be able to tell you whether or not the Norse had particular meanings associated with the colors they used on their shields. Plus he'll be able to tell you exactly where the information comes from and you can includ...

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raito wrote:On the madu thread, I mentioned that this is what DA would use, if he used a madu...

mid-16th century, Italian, but in a German collection.

Looks like an early Swiss Army knife.

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Problem I found witha round shield being too Light is its harder to keep it from turning on me.. That twisting your shield is alive thing ? I tried a larger diameter handle and that worked for me ...... but I've only ever used center boss round shields. If you look at any of the extant shield handl...

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Ok so now Iâ€™m intrigued and want to see if I can make one that will stand up to SCA combat and Look period. I know a fighter that has a plank shield and itâ€™s on its 3rd year so I know its possible. And I got some free time:) Boredom got the best of me yesterday and I made a 6 panel chest.. No i...

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The length of this thread is enough to make anyone revive the thugee cult.

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I just want to adress one thing in the topic and that is the question of how long the shield will last. As I said in my last post the shield cracked over the weekend in the 15-30 minutes of fighting I did; it really shows how these are disposable items. Some folks wonder how long one of these would...

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I wondered if I read a bad translation or not; thanks Mord that settles that Wow this thread went to town while I was sick last week and at the event. Ok the shield held up ok but a hard blunt spear shot did put a crack in the center of one of the planks but the glued edges held fine The shield loo...

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Oddly enough I have a book on my desk at work that has an article on what I think is about making wire in the middle ages. It's in German. I'll put up the citation tomorrow.

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I been trying to get my courage up to post this for a couple of days. The wood for the shields from the Gokstad is spruce, not pine. I know that Nicolaysen's book, "The Viking-Ship Discovered at Gokstad in Norway" (1882) states that the wood was pine, but Shetelig's and Falk's book, "...

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ohboy. Yep. I do not think gaining the Crown of any kingdom and then banning madus is going to be effective. The fighters of that kingdom will, at best, simply put the weapon away for the period of the reign. You can not control what other people use. You can only require that what is being used is...

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Oh sigh...this is one of the those questions that plagues historians of the early middle ages. Put bluntly, there is no simple answer to the decline of the Western Roman Empire after the Diocletian Reforms. There have been several theories over the years. They range from economic to intellectual to ...

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Nissan Maxima wrote:
Murdock wrote:i think the 90' thing is kingdom by kingdom.

It's absolutely useless as a rule, btw.

As You can floor someone with a polearm if you do it right and only have a 90' swing.

If you are doing it right you need about 10 inches.

Yes, indeed.

Been hit by plenty of those as a shield.

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Try "Traditional Woodworker." They have a variety of draw knives at a variety of prices.

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The conversion of the Scandinavian pagans ("Vikings") is mostly documented in the Sagas. In Norway, Olaf Tyrvasson (sp--sorry) was the first Christian king. He is reported to be violently Christian. In Denmark, Harald Bluetooth is thought to be the first Christian king. Sweden apparently t...

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Syr Finn wrote:Thanks Mord, will try to find a copy.

Sorry, got the citation wrong:

Correct, it is: "Irish Medieval Figure Sculpture" by John Hunt. University of Pittsburgh has it in their Frick Fine Arts Library. If all else fails, I can get access to it.

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You might want to take a look at "Medieval Irish Figure Sculpture," a two volume work.

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For more general reading, you might want to take a good look at "The Cambridge Economic History." What, exactly, are you trying to do?

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Let me get back to you on the "butt ugly" great helm.

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I was actually hoping for somebody who had a really old, beat set that had three layers of paint on them. I just don't have the cash to buy new stuff for somebody who might drop the ball. I imagine that most of you have worked with a woman who wants to get their gear ready. I would order new (Actua...

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Good luck. May God keep you.

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Redrook. Thanks! That was exactly the picture I was thinking of. I was just hopeing that someone had thought to duplicate the majority of the pictures. That's the problem with the internet. It's easy to link to data but data moves or is removed and then all your precious links are useless. Mord. I'...

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It's a book unto itself - "The Anglian Helmet from Coppergate" by Dominic Tweddle. ISBN - 1 872414 19 2 Published by Council for British Archaeology. that ISBN matches the one I have been watching, but amazon lists the title as "Archaeology of York". m m "The Archaeology of...

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Sean, I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for. I was under the impession that the line drawings came from, The Anglian Helm From Coppergate,book.Unfortunately, I have been unable to find a copy for myself. I thought I had more of these ,but this seems to be the only one I can locate. I'm n...

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Try the website for the "Historiska Museet." Or you could come for a visit. Whatever.

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As a picked man on a Icelandic stead. I would not necessarily be a Gothi, that is to say a stead owner with leadership responsibilities, but rather a trusted man who takes care of things.

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I'm in the maket for a set of these. Who is GDFB? Get Dressed For Battle. CasIberia is distributing there products nowadays. Stepjan here on the archive is a dealer for them and gives great service. Those cuisses ran me $49 dollars to have Stephan have them drop shipped to me...I should be getting ...

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When you look across the field about a minute or so before the melee starts and you see someone where you say "that mook is going down."

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Define good. I know this sound silly, of course, but I beg you to take the following into account. Am I good because I train to work in a shieldwall that will not only go where its sent, but be effective? Am I good because I train to fight tournaments and win? Am I good because I train for both? Am ...

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I use a cut down ax handle for a shield handle. They're cheap (less than $10), tough, and readily available.

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By Old One Eye's left buttock! Something worse than luitfisk!

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Contact info, please?

Thanks,

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I have a facsimile of the "Stuttgart Psalter" sitting on my desk at work. The Psalter is thought to have been made in the 820s. However, I would strongly encourage folks interested in this are to read Simon Coupland's article in "Viator" (1990; pp 29-54) before making anything. C...

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