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Glaukos the Athenian

Russ, I appreciate your willingness to discuss this and your patience. I am far from an expert. As for the long narrow swords, it cannot be denied that type XV and type XVIII are so close in shape that are often hard to identify especially because of the longevity of the type XV. Both are long and p...

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I'm afraid I have to concur: we have no evidence that royalty was using swords in any notably different manner from the nobility surrounding it. Most-fashionable, absolutely. I think the issue is simply that typologies spot trends and are inexact. Plus, in terms of being "military-minded,"...

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Cian of Storvik wrote:I'd argue the point, but my feelings on your hypothesis can be summed up concisely with a simple....Meh.
-C

Who could argue with that...

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Ulrich, Grimald and KWT Rock...

Glaukos...

PS: I just realized that your sig line could, without changing barely a word, be rearranged to sound a lot more interesting....

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The Edward the III sword is an XVIIIa. Dated 1350 per Oakeshott himself. -Cian Indeed, it is and he does. And yet he also dates the "type" to no earlier than 1400 Page 68 m This type, and its four sub-types, were the most widely used swords between c. 1410 and 1510 all over Europe. It may...

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Very often, XVIII and XV gent confused, especially if the type XVIII has been sharpened so often that the curve disappears. At that point, and with the plethora of hilts and pommels used in the period, it is quite hard to identify them. I am not sure about type XVIII swords being used generally befo...

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Thanks Cian! After selling a sword expensive enough to allow me to buy a good quality helmet from a reputable armorer, I have decided not to buy expensive swords. So Albion and Atrim are out for me, and Del Tin probably too. My choices would be limited to stuff that fits the period of the kit, and t...

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I was reviewing my copy of "The Sword in the Age of Chivalry" and noticed how our beloved mid 14th century is so poorly represented in sword typology, at least for the "state of the art" swords in use. The types involved would be some leftover type XIV swords in their last legs, ...

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With a simple fan elbow cop these would make very dandy and period looking 14th century arm armour... reminiscent of the cuisses of Sir Reginald Cobham.

http://www.themcs.org/pictures/Historic ... 0small.jpg

Do you know any armorers that could provide the correct elbows and the strapping?

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Are there any statistics as to WHAT bone fractures have occurred and how often?
Humerus? Radius? Ulna? Ribs? collarbone?
I know they are not frequent and perhaps statistically negligible, but still of interest.

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How much are they? According to the "before" pic at the top, the current price is $45. I also own one w/ the wheel pommel and an early set of their 2 piece cross hilt & pommel set that also required shaving down the "tang" of the blade to fit. I've never had a problem w/ rat...

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no stall. Looks like the wisby ones I mentioned are gonna be the only ones available till after pennsic. I fell down the stairs and dislocated my shoulder among other things. Ouch! sorry to hear that. Is that all, are you ok? did you get checked? Take Advil and rest for a few days if you can... Gla...

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Them poleaxes look good for the CoTT...

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The kick that won the game for the Normans...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeKuy36OG_g

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/ ... oetia3.jpg
Fake coin, good image

And of course, the Monteleone Chariot

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5318/589 ... 45dd76.jpg

The Beotian shield is not a flat curved piece. It is a dished shield with a flat rim, and deep inside.

Here in use against a round Aspis

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Just looked at this.... got me thinking Have you ever considered making hardened leather cup hilts? The Viking types would love that, especially with nice art on them... I have tried a couple of different designs in the past and just never been happy with the results. But I may try again with the n...

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Just looked at this.... got me thinking

Have you ever considered making hardened leather cup hilts? The Viking types would love that, especially with nice art on them...

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bkillian wrote:James Ill take a dibbs on the spurs if Galkos does not want them.

Go ahead sir... I am glad to defer to you.

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How large are the spurs?

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I wish the accent were fake... My thought was to get them into modern fencing first, get some basics from an established local instructor, and when they look like they know more or less what they are doing, let them try their skill in the context of the SCA for fun. (isn't it after all how it should...

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Indeed, and it is especially fun to dabble in period-type cookery because statistically speaking, if you use period ingredients and cooking methods, you are almost guaranteed to come up with something both plausible and tasty. Personally I think that the main ingredient missing in our representation...

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Victor Hanson Davis did a nice analysis of the alleged mile run (or it was a kilometer) at the Battle of Marathon by having fit college students run in classical Hoplite armour, and apparently they were very shortly so exhausted as to be unfit to fight at all.... thus disproving the interpretation o...

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Another choice is Ballistol, a mineral-oil based cleaner and lubricant. For years, sales reps used to tout its non-toxicity by DRINKING some of it. It also conditions leather and wood. It was devised by the German Army in the early 20th century to use on firearms - and because it works with metal, ...

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What if you pad the edges with 1/2" foam like rules for a polearm?

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My daughters expressed interest in fighting, and after Princess Bride, it seems that rapier may be more palatable to them than heavy. I thought about taking a semi private lesson with them to see how that works. It would be fun for all three of us and something we can do together, but I had a few qu...

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One has to remember not to fall into the "Julia Child/Platonic" concept of recipes. People in period used what they had, and if they lacked this or that spice, then they improvised. Interesting point. I tend to think of recipes coming in three varieties: -Documented: Where you use primary...

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Here are some recipes for Hippocras from a little bit earlier than Froissart. http://www.medievalcookery.com/search/display.html?menag:532:KLNKL As for spices, the recipe books seem to mention ginger, anise and orange peel as having been frequently candied. Yeah! Candied Ginger! Awesome suggestion!...

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Nice banner. Clearly there was much attention to detail in the design and effort in the execution.

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I will stand for the Normans, Duke William, and the Papal banner.

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I think that one may avoid "cultural" issues about saluting one's opponents by some simple thought process. Make it simple, make it universally clear. Even if your persona is technically non- chivalric. Example: m The double tap on the shield, whether historically inspired or not, is meant...

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For my outside pell I use the version of that that has the large spike on it. . Hmm.... interesting. Is that sturdy once on the ground? Um. Yeah. It's made to hold up fencing and mailboxes. I only put mine about halfway in the ground and I've got two that have been in use in the backyard for the la...

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I believe that's Terry Nix, of Nix Imperial. Yeah, that would be Terry Nix. His prices for most things are somewhat... inflated Most of the stuff from the movie Alexander was selling for about 1/10th of the price only a few months ago on Ebay... I know. I was there... I mean I bought some from the ...

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There is a difference between a cultic item huge leather phallus for theatrical purposes (Greeks believed in perfect proportions, so an overly sized male member was not necessarily something desirable for men, as much as having all sort of match the rest, thus the huge phalluses were meant for comic...

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D. Sebastian suggests to sand lightly the surface of a new shield, to give the adhesive a better grip on the metal.

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YESSS they are!!! I need to find the reference but apparently the only way the were able to identify the body of Harold Godwinson after the battle of Hastings, was when his mistress (wife? I am blurry here) identified him by some marks she left on him the night before... m This legend was recounted ...

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