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by Blaine de Navarre
Sat Jun 12, 2010 1:31 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Period Perfect: 1192 A.D. Anglo-Saxon Crusader?
Replies: 42
Views: 1340

This (the knights, not the lady with the baby) is the look you should be going for - from the Liber ad Honorem Augusti of Peter of Eboli, about 1195. Though this is from Italy, it's pretty much what all knights were wearing and using at the time, no matter where they were from. That stripe across t...
by Blaine de Navarre
Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:57 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Why does SCA Combat suck
Replies: 314
Views: 8813

Because I can't reach you from here.
by Blaine de Navarre
Fri Jun 11, 2010 10:03 am
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Waaaay too much time on my hands.
Replies: 37
Views: 1838

Re: Waaaay too much time on my hands.

Rod Walker wrote:Am I list legal?


You need some baggy pants in the wildest colors you can find, and a clashing tartan tunic.
by Blaine de Navarre
Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:31 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Period Perfect: 1192 A.D. Anglo-Saxon Crusader?
Replies: 42
Views: 1340

YOu can get a really good look by putting a mail drape on the helm to mimic the helm over coif look. I'm willing to go with a nasal if, like you say, it can be "SCA-ified" and still look period-ish. Something like this. You can pull the mail drape right up under the eyes to hide more of t...
by Blaine de Navarre
Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:45 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Sigillum Roberti Fratris
Replies: 4
Views: 127

From the City of Florange official web site (Google translation) In the 12th century a castle was built in Florange. Robert de la Marck founded the branch Florange-Lorraine. The Lordship is one of the most important of Lorraine and the fortress is one of the most formidable in the region of Thionvil...
by Blaine de Navarre
Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:35 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Sigillum Roberti Fratris
Replies: 4
Views: 127

[quote]ROBERT de Lorraine (-before 1208, bur Stürzelbronn Abbey[81]). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines in 1193 names "dux Matheus et Robertus" as sons of "ducis Symonis"[82]. “Dominus Symon dux, comes Robertus patruus eius…â€
by Blaine de Navarre
Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:28 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Period Perfect: 1192 A.D. Anglo-Saxon Crusader?
Replies: 42
Views: 1340

Your biggest trade off between SCA and accuracy in this period has to do with the coif/helmet combination. The accurate thing would be coif attached to the hauberk and a helmet covering the crown of your head with either a nasal or a faceplate if you're rich enough, but no nape-plate; unfortunately ...
by Blaine de Navarre
Fri Jun 04, 2010 3:33 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Is SCA Combat Honorable?
Replies: 38
Views: 1159

Re: Is SCA Combat Honorable?

DukeAvery wrote:You take the King's Field and the herald calls you to honorable combat. What do you do if you don't believe sca combat is honorable?


I must not be understanding your question. If I didn't think SCA combat were honorable, why would I be there in the first place?
by Blaine de Navarre
Fri May 28, 2010 5:56 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: New Drill Press Attachment
Replies: 14
Views: 582

Real men stir coffee with our fingers.
by Blaine de Navarre
Fri May 28, 2010 4:49 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: What does "Progressive Give" mean
Replies: 18
Views: 561

Squeezing with what your hand my hand that Gorillas hand? if you have to bring a gorilla to inspection point just so you can claim your rebar of a polearm has the required progressive give, your weapon is probably NOT in the spirit of the rule. Snort...I'm remembering a particular Estrella when Ear...
by Blaine de Navarre
Fri May 28, 2010 3:37 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Shield Edging
Replies: 14
Views: 544

It's less a matter of how thick it is than how strong it is. A bullnosed edge on 1/2" plywood would comply with the requirement of not chewing up your opponents' weapons, but wouldn't last very long without some additional reinforcement.
by Blaine de Navarre
Fri May 28, 2010 2:34 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Who's Up On Their Old French
Replies: 12
Views: 199

ursulageorges wrote:Blaine as a modern surname can derive from the Middle English word "bleyne", which means "an inflammatory swelling on the surface of the body".


Great...I can be Buboe le Navarrois.
by Blaine de Navarre
Fri May 28, 2010 1:17 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Tarquais?
Replies: 3
Views: 152

This is total guesswork, but, based on the context, if someone is described as easy to kill because all he has are a sword, shield, and ______, it's almost certainly a helmet. Use of the word for "shell" could be descriptive of a helmet in general or perhaps a particular type of helmet, so...
by Blaine de Navarre
Fri May 28, 2010 11:41 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Is halfswording legal?
Replies: 41
Views: 1230

Grasping the blade of your own sword is legal in the SCA, as is a "butt spike" on the pommel. Hitting people with other parts of the quillons/hilt is not generally legal, although there are some folks doing experimental stuff with it.
by Blaine de Navarre
Fri May 28, 2010 11:23 am
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Who's Up On Their Old French
Replies: 12
Views: 199

Let's take a step back and figure out what language and dialect your name should be from. Is Blaine an ex-pat? If so, where is he living? Blaine was born in 1175 and has spent most of his life among Normans, in Normandy, Southern Ireland, the Holy Land, and Southern Italy, so any of several sub-dia...
by Blaine de Navarre
Fri May 28, 2010 11:09 am
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Who's Up On Their Old French
Replies: 12
Views: 199

I'll start with the easy one: the form "de Navarre" is really only correct for a member of the royal house, not just some guy from that country. I don't believe you are correct. Compare Chretien de Troyes (stopped writing 1191 ...I believe) My understanding is that being "of" a ...
by Blaine de Navarre
Thu May 27, 2010 4:10 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Who's Up On Their Old French
Replies: 12
Views: 199

Actually my questions are a little more usage/grammar/naming conventions related than vocabulary. I'm trying to "fix" my poorly chosen SCA name. I'll start with the easy one: the form "de Navarre" is really only correct for a member of the royal house, not just some guy from that...
by Blaine de Navarre
Thu May 27, 2010 2:04 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Who's Up On Their Old French
Replies: 12
Views: 199

Who's Up On Their Old French

Anyone?
by Blaine de Navarre
Mon May 17, 2010 11:10 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: My newest "lame shot of the game"!
Replies: 46
Views: 1709

What HG Raito said.

There is a right way to throw an arcing spear shot so gravity helps it in a little bit, but what you described ain't it.
by Blaine de Navarre
Sun May 09, 2010 8:05 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Anyone do Napoleonic era re-enactment?
Replies: 12
Views: 299

Many, many years ago I played a little with a Regency crowd who were almost entirely dance focused.
by Blaine de Navarre
Sat May 08, 2010 12:36 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Northshield Crown Results
Replies: 7
Views: 529

Good news all around.

Hrodr is good people, and IIRC this makes Roisin the 3rd or 4th lady knight to make it to Crown finals in the SCA (only 1 of those 3 or 4 has won so far).
by Blaine de Navarre
Fri May 07, 2010 12:12 am
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Norse Kit
Replies: 8
Views: 624

Mail byrnie.
by Blaine de Navarre
Tue May 04, 2010 9:11 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Can you document your armour (SCA)?
Replies: 64
Views: 2065

Mostly.
by Blaine de Navarre
Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:00 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Do you know how hard you hit
Replies: 65
Views: 1988

I hit hard enough that people almost always take my shots if I hit clean, and a fair amount of the time even if I hit a little sloppy. The small mumber of people I have difficulty hitting hard enough seem to pretty consistently be the same people everyone else also has difficulty hitting hard enough.
by Blaine de Navarre
Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:14 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Uses for deer/elk?
Replies: 10
Views: 273

Favorite pair of boots I ever owned were elk.
by Blaine de Navarre
Mon Apr 26, 2010 9:23 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Ugliest legal SCA kit contest.
Replies: 23
Views: 1198

zippy wrote:woohoo now i can blame vitus for my orc/goblin kit
have fun
zip


No, no, no, orcs and goblins are fantasy...since the SCA "period" has an end date but no beginning date, call it your Cro-Magnon kit :twisted:
by Blaine de Navarre
Fri Apr 23, 2010 10:03 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Anyone have pics of sweet lamellar kits?
Replies: 96
Views: 7425

A favorite of mine.

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by Blaine de Navarre
Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:46 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: How to train a two stick fighter
Replies: 67
Views: 1482

I'd stick to the basics: housebreaking, "sit," and "stay"...anything more than that would be a stretch for a two-stick fighter.
by Blaine de Navarre
Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:58 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: St. Justina Norman styled helm.
Replies: 21
Views: 1197

Shveet.
by Blaine de Navarre
Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:43 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: 1200 - What kind of Belt!?
Replies: 9
Views: 394

A very skinny (3/4" - 1"ish) leather belt with a nice buckle and chape but otherwise undecorated. Raymond's sells fittings that'll work.
by Blaine de Navarre
Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:25 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Origins of SCA Combat
Replies: 38
Views: 1856

Lucian Ro wrote:What I wouldn't give to have witnessed the initially tourney in the heyday of the late 60's; it must have been magical.


There are 8mm films of it. I know Duke Henrik of Havn has a copy, don't know if that's the only copy or if there are others.
by Blaine de Navarre
Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:49 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: HIT HARD TAKE LIGHT
Replies: 188
Views: 3692

In our game, Kings come and go every 6 months (even more often in the West) and every Kingdom has survived its share of bad ones. It is as the proverbial split milk, over which there is no use crying, and certainly not worth the sacrifice of principles one holds dear.
by Blaine de Navarre
Sat Apr 03, 2010 8:46 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Madu thread
Replies: 141
Views: 3074

I think your premise, that madus "work well in the SCA" is incorrect. Think of how many mid-level madu fighters you've ever seen; I can count the ones I have known on one hand. From what I have seen, madus only work well for guys who are really good to start with and could have won those s...
by Blaine de Navarre
Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:45 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Dont hold your breath
Replies: 15
Views: 556

Chewing gum is a good temporary quick fix. To fix the problem for real, practice exhaling when you throw on the pell; if you get in the habi of always exhaling when you throw, the inhaling part will pretty much take care of itself.
by Blaine de Navarre
Sun Mar 28, 2010 7:19 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: To Think or Not to Think
Replies: 18
Views: 642

You're doing it wrong.

(So am I, but I'm getting better...)

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