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Dmitriy

FYI -- we at The Red Kaganate started an online helmet database with detailed info regarding archaeological finds of helmets used by the cultures within our scope. At the moment 4 are written up, 3 have pictures, more are coming... Check it out! -Dmitriy ------------------ http://www.geocities.c...

Dmitriy

Bojey, the mailing list works, it's just really really quiet

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Feel free to join and liven things up..

-Dmitriy

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These are guys in Russia (and a few other former USSR republics I believe -- sasa would probably know more about them) While most portray early-period Rus and vikings, there are quite a few Poles, and several european knights (did you see the guy with wings on the greathelm?!) In terms of injuries -...

Dmitriy

Oh.. my... vyborg festival, pics from Histoire Medievale
http://www.harnois.fr/hm/pf-vyborg.html

-Dmitriy

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I will be there, and it would please me to honour your lady so.

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A favor.

Dmitriy

IN THE EYESLOT??? http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif I like. If you insist on constructive criticism, the gauntlets are indeed a bit weird, and the rearbraces seem slightly off to me -- perhaps too deep, I don't think I've seen the "ears" you drew for the leather strap. Or do you have eviden...

Dmitriy

By the way.. a detailed description of two of the original face-mask helmets, along with Sasa's photos of one of them, is available on the Red Kaganate website in the HelmDB. -D ------------------ http://www.geocities.com/kaganate -- For all your nomadic needs http://history.westkingdom.org...

Dmitriy

Back to the historical aspect -- Sir Rhys, there's a lengthy description of tournaments during Wiliam Marshal's time in "The Flower of Chivalry" which I am sure you are familiar with. Would you say it is accurate? If no, what part's off? By the way, I would reccomend this book to everyone interested...

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I think that's really cool.
I'd like to see him make some finger gauntlets..

Dmitriy

Anradan you are mean

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I cannot imagine you'll get very far reenacting 13th century Texas. The archaeological data is just so scant, and there is no literary or iconographical evidence...

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Dmitriy

"You must forgive me honourable knight! Whilst we were tourneying, my squires ate the ransom you are due!" ------------------ http://www.geocities.com/kaganate -- For all your nomadic needs http://history.westkingdom.org -- For SCA from day 1 http://home.attbi.com/~dvryaboy -- For no reason...

Dmitriy

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Jean Paul de Sens: Here's another one http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif You are fighting a 6'8" florentine fighter with 41" swords. You are a short (5'6"ish) fighte...

Dmitriy

Hey, no hands!

Dmitriy

The guy who made the mask is supremely good! I love that thing. My roommate (a proffesional illustrator) looked at it and said, "a sculptor made it"! I was wondering about the conical too, though.. Then again, after one looks at the Dzys illustrations, one stops wondernig http://www.armourarchive.or...

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I see it -- Niccolo's group looked outstanding, Sir Felix alone was worth my Pennsic trip http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif . Hmm this is interesting.. the second from the bottom group of photos shows them fighting with wooden swords -- and if I understand the caption correctly, that's the ...

Dmitriy

Pennsic pas pictures:
http://images.pennsic.net/cgi-bin/pennsic/photos01.cgi?cat=pas

Dmitriy

Books -- a hard truth

most who've seen them haven't opened them
most who've opened them haven't read them
most who've read them didn't understand them

Myself, I've been guilty of both 2 and 3

But I'm getting better!

Dmitriy

I've been very happy with www.abe.com -- and Sinric already posted the ridiculously cheap copy they have listed.

Dmitriy

Those are AWESOME!!

Wow, thanks, this one's getting bookmarked!

Dmitriy

Mine says "Dmitriy, West Kingdom" on the side

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I was wondering about that -- what in the world gives them the right to confiscate the weapons? They don't pass, so I won't use them -- but they are still mine.

I had the same thing happen with my glaive, found it in lost and found on Sunday.

Dmitriy

14th century european -- Wisby coat of plates, bar-grill bascinet, splinted arms and legs..

-D

Dmitriy

See what you started, Tim? http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif The prospect of everyone is a bit troublesome, indeed -- I made two using my pattern and gave one to a friend, and we look like twinsies now, even though I intentionally changed his slightly and used a different tip.. different col...

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Sorry Tim, nothing real good in English -- Peter of Birka Traders might have something. I really like that hat of his, it inspired me to make mine (with an assembled bronze hat tip). As I said before, haven't seen tassels, usually it's either a cloth point or some sort of a decorative tip from what ...

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Hi Tim, I think if you have pictures of the Frojel plates, you should make those for the Viking rig. The Khazar plates were found a long way off from Frojel, and are dated 2 centuries earlier if you are speaking of the 11th century heart-shaped fittings found in Bro Parish. I am not sure what would ...

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Wow, that is perfect!

Dmitriy

I like to worksmanship, but I don't think I've seen tassels before -- were they suggested in the Birka publication? I've never actually seen the thing. Share!

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Those aren't Rus, they are Khazar -- 9th cent I believe.

Hey why not make a Mongol belt? http://www.geocities.com/kaganate/donarch/

-Dmtiriy

Dmitriy

It's really quite simple.. if it hits you with enough force, and with a striking edge/thrusting tip, it's good.

If it hits you weakly, or with something other than a striking edge/thrusting tip, it's not good.

It doesn't matter where it was before contact.

Dmitriy

My initial reaction was "I don't care how many times you tap me" (we have a positive force rule in the West), but upon reading Jasper's clarification of the scenario --take the second if not the first. It's pretty obvious the spearman could've blown the other guy's head off. I've "taken" a spear sim...

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I'll be there.

Dmitriy

Estrella was awesome. I actually didn't want to go at first, since my experience last year was pretty bad (with a couple of bright spots), but my Queen insisted that all of her Guard who can make it, go, and so I went. I am so glad my Queen is so wise. The fighting was great. No bad vibes like last ...

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Throw more body shots.

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