The Armour Archive

Ingvarr

William Arwemakere wrote:You can use streamers on your "fire ammo" as long as they're not longer than 1/2".

Seems like that's a whole lot like saying that spear pennons and/or field banners can only be 1/2" long.

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She's been having an especially particularly difficult time of it in recent weeks/months (even for her). I understand the impatience of the customer (being one frequently myself), but believe that in this circumstance some extended patience might be warranted. Not saying you shouldn't nudge and caj...

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Ingvarr wrote:All edges on all armour at all times had rolled edges. Any extent pieces that don't have rolled edges is because museums cut them off.

Someone had to say it.

For the sake of clarity, this was a Blankenshield reference and has no ties to reality whatsoever.

Ingvarr

All edges on all armour at all times had rolled edges. Any extent pieces that don't have rolled edges is because museums cut them off.

Someone had to say it.

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Pretty interesting stuff so far. My mother sent me what my father had compiled along with some of his source material. It stalls out pretty badly mid 17th Century when they came from England, but apparently he was of Norman decent and she was from a family with some Plantagenet ties. Will be fun to ...

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I've always sided with Harold and the Saxons. In doing some genealogical research though, it appears that it is likely that an ancestor moved to England in 1066 with William.

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Some people do a collective where one person drives a big truck or trailer with many people's gear and the rest fly. Some people fly and buy a cheap tent for the event. Some people drive. Some people have a stripped down kit for packing on planes, see Aarons flight light flight fight suit, or Duke L...

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Crap! I was too late. GG Finn

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Sizes might be good to post.

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I wish I had the cash to bid more on it. This helm is selling way too cheap. Oh well, good buy for someone.

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I don't coddle whiners. Instead you lead them? The biggest argument I can think of for the tube arrows is the rules. No other weapon can be less than 1 1/4" and I really don't see why arrows should be any different, especially since people who have used the tube arrows say that they are usable...

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I think it's more like a) curiosity/wow that looks cool vs. b) foam doesn't hurt like that

Ingvarr

Maybe the different form of salute is intended to recognize a different form of respect and honor towards a brother in arms than to one's liege or lady. I know that the salute that I give my lady is different than those that I give to the crown(coronet, et al) or my opponent.

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If she can meet your deadline, you want IsabellaE

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You tell my wife and I will castrate you along with all but one of your male relatives, but $175.

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See, that's where your desire to be offended isn't helping you out at all. If you go look through HE Jonathan's posts, you'll find that he has more than once referred to SCA combat as a sport. Sport fighting isn't an insult, it's what we do. We fight for fun, trying to best, not kill, our opponent.

Ingvarr

First, while I am much in favor of CA sticking around, I never said it was essential to the SCA, I'd rather you not misquote me. All I said is people shouldn't be rude and abusive towards parts of the game they don't like. There are other ways to voice your concerns. Also, one minute you're talking...

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First, while I am much in favor of CA sticking around, I never said it was essential to the SCA, I'd rather you not misquote me. All I said is people shouldn't be rude and abusive towards parts of the game they don't like. There are other ways to voice your concerns. Also, one minute you're talking...

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not our problem to fix. However I can (and have) thought of several ways for CA to work just fine on its own. Blackbow I don't think that spinning CA off would work. I don't think very many hardsuit fighters would play with them. Even the people who are very vocally pro-CA would have better things ...

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I don't think that spinning CA off would work. I don't think very many hardsuit fighters would play with them. Even the people who are very vocally pro-CA would have better things to do, I think. Without targets they would get bored and CA would die off. Then there would be a lot of complaining abou...

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There's one at Estrella every year.

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Let me uncalm your concern a bit then. There are a great many personae for whom lamellar is no more accurae or correct than a breastplate.

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I'm not putting a sticker on it. No way. I'd go find someone to do one on one work or grab my beat up helm that I started with. In fact I'd probably be better off not using the fancy helm for wars at all. As far as the arm bands couldn't they be placed on your sword arm? Then your shield wouldn't b...

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I think it should be red and green. Confuse the colorblind for they are weak.

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Example pictures would be awesome.

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Wow, someone snuck in a thinly veiled combat archery reference by page 2! Deliberate destruction of someone else's property is a bullshit move. And yes, the spearrman who deliberately lodges his spear in a haybale to make a trip line is being a douche too. . Read closer, CA came up on the first page.

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It's not explicitly against the rules at the Society level. I *think* I recall examples of deliberate weapon-breaking in deeds of arms (but I don't care enough to spend any time looking it up). So someone might argue that it's not against the spirit of martial deeds. Self-evidently a person who eng...

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History Channel and Nike in that order.

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Think you don't have the album it's in set up for public viewing. Congrats on the house though.

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angelknight, It looks pretty nice even without the mail so you could remove the mail and save a few pounds. Maybe replace it with a leather drape. Then again, some of the mail weight will rest on your shoulders instead of your neck.

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I know of several people who've dropped off the face of the earth and out of ALL society due to addictions to videogames. Evercrack, WoW, Sims, just to name a few. All society or the circles you travel in? I'd be willing to bet that to those they play with, they seem present enough. I'd also be wil...

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refskegg is from Landnamabok and means fox-beard. Thinking it's likely due to the color. Otherwise, I think rauðskegg or rauðskeggr would be your best bet.

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Google translate puts it into Icelandic as ekki allir sem reika eru glötuð. Not sure on the grammar as it fails sometimes but it seems to do OK. In my understanding, Icelandic is the closest modern language to Old Norse.

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Protinus cor
Noster dolor comoedia

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