The Armour Archive

Leo Medii

Ewan, I have a query on your statement. I do what you described above to people a LOT. I fight a close game, and I DO NOT throw wraps. I hate them. But, people begin throwing them the second I get to A range or closer. I counter this by hitting the arm as they throw the wide wrap shot to go around m...

Leo Medii

Roman makes some awesome stuff. I got a helm he had up here for sale and it was great. Shipped fast and was very pleased. If the one helm fit me I'd have got it already. Dang big head. That first helm is sweet.

Leo Medii

Holy cow! Why oh why did he not shoot the perp???????

Leo Medii

I wish people wouldn't cry so much about losing. And that is all that is, is that they might "lose" or might not be able to hit said person so it "isn't fair" waa waa waa...

Get over it and get better at fighting.

Leo Medii

There is a historical context to "A Knight's Tale" outside of being released in 2001? Now I am worried about my understanding of 14th c. I guess I was able to take off my "I'm a medieval expert" glasses when I watched that movie. Or, perhaps I was biased since we almost did some...

Leo Medii

I have two of them. They are the best SCA chairs I've ever had. Easy take down and set up, transport easy, look great. Way better than the old crap I used to have in camp.

Leo Medii

Josh W wrote:If anything, the bias against "arm hunting" needs to go more than the iron chicken needs to go.

Yep.

Leo Medii

Comparing SCA fighting to actual period tourney is like jousting on a camel.

Sad too, cause the tournements in that movie are actually based in actual historical context.

Leo Medii

I wear my sidearm in every fight, ever. I take anything that hits my sidearm enough that it moves. It is the only fair way. I am "armed to the teeth" in the specialty battles. Sword in scabbard, rondel, and a pollax. This is the only place where it is welcomed and not frowned upon by some....

Leo Medii

http://www.bytheswordinc.com/wolthuis.aspx?productid=1938&size=large I've been looking for this lantern for the last two years. Please let us know if you find a place to get one! I've wanted it for camping port o john runs for the camp, and the guy that was selling them on ebay quit.

Leo Medii

Has any of the illustrious sewing gods of the archive ever attempted or done one of these dresses? I am looking to get info on this for someone looking to make a 15th C dress like this.

Thanks!

Leo Medii

This is where I will be at training when my sutures are removed in three weeks. The springtime calls, and the frost and snow are gone from the lists. Hooves must soon make their marks in the new grown grass.

Leo Medii

My dream of getting a 15th C kit for tournament jousting is getting clearer, with a positive step in aquiring a slightly used curiass and having tassets added. It is about to arrive soon for test runs on the horse. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/Leonthas/newcuriass2.jpg The harness I am goin...

Leo Medii

PS- I will take the plaques if they are still there.

Leo Medii

Hey Brother, I am praying for you in this rough time. Keep in mind, you are always welcome at my home to joust. We have enough gear and you and I wear about the same size. Do not feel like you can't joust if you feel the need. My home and farm are open for you should you ever feel the need to get on...

Leo Medii

BdeB wrote:I am, btw, terrified of Horses. Bastards want to eat me, I KNOW IT!!!

You're welcome at my place any time to ride and do some knightly games. My horses don't bite!

Leo Medii

I'm not really religious, nor are a good chunk of my household. We all wear paternosters to accurately portray our time period. What time period? 1351 and 1399. As to how are they carried, we wear them on our necks, draped on the civilian knife, on the buckler, carry them in hand, and inside a man ...

Leo Medii

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/200509_1779291999279_1148760140_31910327_960797_n.jpg My current soft kit. English ca. 1580's. The linen canvas doublet, wool breeches, and wool cloth hose were all patterned and handsewn by me. The shirt and shoes were made by others. VERY VERY COOL!

Leo Medii

buckles from ThorThor

Are the bickety bomb!

I got a couple of belts from Sir Vitus, who is an excellent craftsman.

Leo Medii

The guy on the right in this picture is in what I would call true "iron chicken": http://www.duncarraig.net/images/faq_fight1.JPG I disagree. That style seen on the right is informally called "pillbox" amoung other things. At least on the Right Coast, when we speak of "Iron...

Leo Medii

I am training for a 14thC Pas d'Armes. There will be formal challenges sent. The Pas will feature a shield tree to select opponent and choice of a three joust courses with the lance then dismount and strokes with the longsword or pole weapon. The tenans will be two very mighty exponents of medieval...

Leo Medii

Feedback? Sounds kinda historical...like actually they might have like...done this. Actually Ivan, in our training here at Irnham we do this drill and run some of our tournaments this way. One person attacks with ten strikes, then the other person is given ten. The marshals with flags raise the fla...

Leo Medii

I train to kill people with the weapons of my ancestors.

Then, I turn off or turn on what is allowed in the game I am playing at the time.

Leo Medii

Ivan, making light, or deriding SCA combat on a BBS where the vast majority of people who post about fighting are SCA fighters is like going into a bar filled with Harley owners and saying that Harley's suck.

YMMV.

Leo Medii

I'm not really religious, nor are a good chunk of my household. We all wear paternosters to accurately portray our time period.

Leo Medii

It was a pick, hip turn slot shot. he was so out of position he wasn't even a threat at that point, but his front foot still hadn't come down. Thumb still out of commission on the fighting front. Am going to try fencing at the AOD if you guys come up. Hoping one or two weeks and back on again, lot d...

Leo Medii

Thank you Talbot. Order forthcoming for some books.

Leo Medii

I just wanted to point out that the pic of my squire and I is an optical illusion. He wanted to close just as I was throwing a slot shot and it hit him at the very base of the sword. The angle of the photo made it look cool as hell, so I posted it. Personally, basket hits are a part of the game. Som...

Leo Medii

Kristi Charron, wife of author Bob Charron asked me to post this because she does not have an AA account. "Did you know that many folks pre-paid for Bob's translation [of Fiore], even though we had never had an agreed on date of publishing, and that Brian got the book put on Amazon for preorde...

Leo Medii

Glaukos the Athenian wrote:
Rey wrote:This is the Thread that never Ends,

So the authors and others got eaten by the "nothing"?

Leo Medii

For a long time, on the top shelf of my nightstand reliquary was a copy of The Book of the Tournament I got as a gift for being awarded a most chivalrous unbelt award at one of the first TOC's. It has been there ever since. Recently I took it down. Way back in the day it was like a guide to being a ...

Leo Medii

Mine is right down to it being there. Then again, I was a LARPer, and part of the game was having a good back story.

Having a well versed person has meant nothing in the SCA however. Most people go, yeah, yeah, coolio, whatever, burp..hey look at that bunny fur bikini over there!

Leo Medii

My son needed a helm for foam jousting to continue his training, and I didn't have a lot to spend to get him one. Lucky for me, I gave Roman a shot on one of the helms he was selling here on the AA. It was the right size and price for what I needed and could afford. He was cleaning out old projects,...

Leo Medii

Sir Omarad wrote:If you drop your great weapon or spear and expect quarter, you may be mistaken.

And should be.

Then again, my belief is dropping a weapon should be a "loss" and the "dropper" should yield the fight and let the opponent decide if they can re-arm.

Leo Medii

I don't think I have ever, in the midst of an engagement with an opponent, felt pulling a dagger was wise, nor had one used on me successfully. During the time an opponent has let go of his main weapon to grab the dagger, I have always been able to do violent things to him, and feel quite the same ...

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