The Armour Archive

Ingvarr

Did you look at the other Bohemond styles? Quality and customer service are both top notch.

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A couple of pics of it from today's crown tourney. It's in the center behind our crown prince and princess, and a closer shot with two of my squire brothers.

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Word just came in, congratulations to Their Royal Highnesses Prince Phaelen and Princess Amirah.

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If you want higher but in your budget, http://www.nmia.com/~bohemond/Bootshop/ ... alboot.htm

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Michiel van Ravenstein wrote:Redsword,

I myself am on the middlin' end of the SCA spectrum at 174\

174 is SCAnorexic

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Looking at the picture, it looked like hammer would be really handy to put the sides together. They wouldn't be super easy to take apart again, but I don't think I would want to. I would leave them together. I agree that many things that are hammered are difficult to take apart, put I wouldn't want ...

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I can't translate the Hebrew or Greek, but the Vulgate appears to translate as Goliath having brazen shields on his legs.

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Bought 2 sticks of shaved rattan, 2 sticks of the flat rattan and some thrusting tips. Communication 5 Speed 5 Packaging 3 quality 4.5 likely to return 5 The rattan came, nice straight sticks. I ordered 36" for all of the sticks the two flat ones were 42" when they got here. Maybe the rain...

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Honestly, pick a period that interests you, or a general look that you like and go from there. There are options for most anything that will work fine.

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I'd appreciate critique! Hell, you asked for it. Do some unit heraldry, even if it's just tabards. Units that match look awesome. Other than that, it looks like a happy pic, meaning that it doesn't look like people are cheesing for the camera, everyone looks like they are enjoying themselves. Keep ...

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Wear some BARPs. Not sure you're going to document man skirts to your time and place.

BARP = baggy ass rus pants

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Why a skirt? What you really want is a long polish pimp coat.

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That being the case, it sounds like a decent option. As has been pointed out, butted mail doesn't hold up well to being hit by steel, rebated steel, or clubs, but I'm pretty sure that it holds up great to yielding.

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Best thing I've found to avoid string bruises like that is to not be a field pell, I mean combat archer.

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And the stick with the fleur finial that the king is holding is actually a really big and clumsy ceremonial fish fork! No, dummy, that's the Royal fish bat, whatfer clobbering dinner so it quits wiggling. The elusive (and now extinct) White-belt fish is quite dangerous when cornered, and must be pu...

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I suppose I can get a regular garden wagon and cover what I can, but I'd like to see what others do before I do that. Thanks! That is what most people do. They use those wagons with removable sides and larger inflatable tires to drag there stuff back and forth. Sometimes you see home made medievalo...

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I disagree on the belt. I don't see a buckle, it looks like a tie belt to me as well. My first thought on the round thing was communion wafer as well but agree that the person holding it doesn't look much like clergy. As far as the chalice goes though, you may be right about the communion purposed c...

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Had to withdraw from the list. My crown cherry stays for another 6 months, I guess.

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It seems to me that if you can fill it with pumpkins, it would hold a helmet and some water, and if you can assemble it in 15 minutes with a wrench, hammer and pliers, you can probably disassemble it into easy to manage pieces

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Examine your environment Stand in the sun; that is, take up an attitude with the sun behind you. If the situation does not allow this, yo umust try to keep the sun on your right side. In buildings, you must stand with the entrance behind you or to your right. Make sure that your rear is unobstructe...

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Cian of Storvik wrote:(my GF is super high maintenance. If I don't spend atleast $100 on the meal, she says it doesn't count as dining out, and we have to do it over the next night.) And yes, I eat a lot of peanut butter and jelly and tuna sandwiches when I am by myself. And even with Ms. "I don't drink wine unless it costs over $30/bottle, and I drink one half glass full and pour the rest down the sink because I'm not a lush"

Cian of Storvik wrote: you need to re-think your priorities...
Just saying.

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asking if he'd like to spar vs. the pell. Then if he'd like to spar as I block shots (no hitting him), etc... You're talking about training him like you do your children. IMO training like this does him a disservice. put him in armor, put your armor on, and swing at each other. I don't think it's f...

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Put some dish soap in the hole. It will help make it more slippery.

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Looks like much the same thing that happened to the person who is often thought to represent Harold, though not without quite a bit of dissension.

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Malcolmthebold wrote: if there is a way under the sun i will trod my happy ass down there for a schoolin

I didn't know you even knew I was going.

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Isabella Evangelista, IsabellaE here on the archive. If you do it any other way, you're doing it wrong.

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There is pretty good evidence for a large number of bowls approximately 7" in diameter and 3" deep as evidenced by their haircuts.

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I would be very honored.

This is the weekend of Great Western War which means that some people will be out of town but I'm hoping that enough will still be at the event that I can get my fights in. Well, that and that I have enough in me to get that many fights in.

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To an American, requesting account info sets off the Nigerian alarms. did you know that when you write a check that not only is all this info there but also a sample of your signature, maybe that will put you off ever writing another one I'm well aware. I've also "written" checks over the...

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Generally, not so much, depending. If the bank uses a separate routin number for electronic deposits, not so much. Since we, as a nation, don't use electronic transfers as much, many people wouldn't think to find out about a different routing number and would give the number from a check. Even so, r...

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If your worried use Western Union. To a European, requesting a Western Union transfer is code for "I'm a Nigerian scammer" With a bank account number and sort code, you can *technically* set up a Direct Debit against the account, but it requires signatures and other security verification,...

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I've done it, both ways. Many, not all, banks have a different routing number for electronic transfers so the person can't use the account/routing number you give them to withdraw funds. Maeryk has the right of it though, talk to your bank.

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Conrad the Mad wrote:Mundane items must be covered, hidden...(well as much as we can get with a modern two story starring down at us)

By the rules, shouldn't the house be covered? :twisted:

Sounds like a great time but seriously doubt that I can make it.

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In before "it must be stolen, does anyone recognize this."

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Hrolfr, They really were, just not this style but I didn't feel up to skaldic verse. Eirik, Thank you for for your words. I Hope that your daughter's wedding goes off flawlessly and I wish her and her fiance a long and happy life. Your Grace, I have been giving your suggestion a lot of thought, and ...

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