Conroi FitzOsbern Drill in Rockmart Georgia

Sir Wulfric · Post by **Sir Wulfric** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 10:28 pm

Conroi FitzOsbern had a get together/drill weekend. In attendance were Jesse, Glen, Ken, Andy and Andrew. Here are some pictures:

[img]http://mountedknights.com/conroi/images/11052005Drill/Copy%20of%20100_0349.JPG[/img]
[img]http://mountedknights.com/conroi/images/11052005Drill/Copy%20of%20100_0352.JPG[/img]
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[img]http://mountedknights.com/conroi/images/11052005Drill/Copy%20of%20100_0360.JPG[/img]
[img]http://mountedknights.com/conroi/images/11052005Drill/Copy%20of%20100_0361.JPG[/img]
[img]http://mountedknights.com/conroi/images/11052005Drill/Copy%20of%20100_0363.JPG[/img]
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[img]http://mountedknights.com/conroi/images/11052005Drill/Copy%20of%20100_0368.JPG[/img]
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[img]http://mountedknights.com/conroi/images/11052005Drill/Copy%20of%20FitzOsbern1.jpg[/img]
[img]http://mountedknights.com/conroi/images/11052005Drill/Copy%20of%20FitzOsbern2.jpg[/img]
[img]http://mountedknights.com/conroi/images/11052005Drill/Copy%20of%20FitzOsbern3.jpg[/img]
[img]http://mountedknights.com/conroi/images/11052005Drill/Copy%20of%20FitzOsbern4.jpg[/img]

All pictures are here:
http://mountedknights.com/conroi/11052005Drill.htm

For those movie buffs out there - the saddle on the mule is one of the original saddles used in the movie "The Warlord" with Charlton Heston. The saddle is currently owned by Jesse Bailey.
Enjoy!
Andy/Wulfric

Conroi FitzOsbern
http://bellsouthpwp.net/G/l/Glyndower/ConroiFitzOsbern/index.htm

Jehan de Pelham · Post by **Jehan de Pelham** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 11:35 pm

Awesome!

John
Jehan de Pelham, esquire and servant of Sir Vitus

Glen K · Post by **Glen K** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 10:35 am

Dang! I forgot my wedding ring again. Every time....

Everyone else looks great, though.

Rev. George · Post by **Rev. George** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 11:52 am

Ok, you live in Newnan Right? You want some free press? (I can't guarantee it, but) a very dear friend of mine works for the Newnan times, and if you were having an event anywhere nearby, I could probably get you some press. E-mail me.

As for: Dang! I forgot my wedding ring again. Every time

Ok Glen, I'll bite. Assuming you have a standard gold band wedding ring, what makes it OOP? We know people wore rings, and the ring is not outside of the scope of medieval craftspersons, and you have a hors, a hauberk, etc ergo yuou have some means to your portrayal, so why is it wrong? (I'm genuinely curious)

-+G

Glen K · Post by **Glen K** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 1:41 pm

Ok Glen, I'll bite. Assuming you have a standard gold band wedding ring, what makes it OOP? We know people wore rings, and the ring is not outside of the scope of medieval craftspersons, and you have a hors, a hauberk, etc ergo yuou have some means to your portrayal, so why is it wrong? (I'm genuinely curious)

Well, primarily because it's obviously a modern wedding ring, by which I mean a plain gold band on that specific finger. In my (very limited and very basically researched) understanding, wedding rings have been worn by females for quite some time, but it was less-than-common for a man to wear one until the Victorian era. One source I've seen said that before WWII only 15% of ceremonies were double-ring. Simply put, it was probably not usual 'back in the day', and even though many could explain it away it seems an obvious anachronism to me.

But I sure love Pris.

James B. · Post by **James B.** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:54 am

Damn guys looking good and Glen didn't break anything

T. Finkas · Post by **T. Finkas** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:04 am

Wonderful! Kudos to you guys!

Glen K · Post by **Glen K** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 11:14 am

...and Glen didn't break anything

No, but guess who got close enough to catch the spear point coming right at him? Man, camera eye-holes sure don't have much depth perception.

Of course, if you load the really big pictures and look carefully at my left ankle, you'll see how swollen it still is.

Halvgrimr · Post by **Halvgrimr** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 12:58 pm

As I said before, keep up the good work!

If we are gonna have a bunch of stinkin Normans around, it might as well be some that are as 'pretty' as you all:)

Halv
excited you all are becoming involved with VikesNA!

Sir Wulfric · Post by **Sir Wulfric** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 8:36 pm

Rev. George wrote:Ok, you live in Newnan Right? You want some free press? (I can't guarantee it, but) a very dear friend of mine works for the Newnan times, and if you were having an event anywhere nearby, I could probably get you some press. E-mail me.

Rev. George - thanks for the offer. I will let you know if an opportunity presents itself locally.
Best regards,
Wulfric

Wolf · Post by **Wolf** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 8:40 pm

hehehehe killer guys.

couple of picky things?

that spear? what the heck is that? hehehe
the wedding ring i dont mind. i dont take mine off for nobody.

and is that butted mail i see? oh for shame! ahhahaha

K. Ken Johnston · Post by **K. Ken Johnston** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 1:53 am

>"couple of picky things?
>that spear? what the heck is that? hehehe
>the wedding ring i dont mind. i dont take mine off for nobody.
>and is that butted mail i see? oh for shame! ahhahaha"

The spear, a "hÃƒÂ¶ggspjÃƒÂ³t", is a boar hunting spear and should not have been used in a picture depicting a military setting.
Yes, that is butted mail - but I'm skipping the purchase of food to save up for riveted.

On the plus side I haven't washed my gambeson since Hastings '02, so I do have the olfactory essence of the 11th century.

K. Ken

JesseB · Post by **JesseB** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 6:36 pm

James b and wolf lets see some v.a. conroi fitzosbern photos. Wolf I got the getel tent in monday and will put it up and take some pics this week for you. Hey do any of you boys up in north fitzosbern country have any albion swords?

James B. · Post by **James B.** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:52 am

JesseB wrote:James b and wolf lets see some v.a. conroi fitzosbern photos.

We have not got as far with the maille as you guys yet but here is last year at Hastings MD:

[img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flonzy/images/Hastings/2004/full/NoVANormans08.jpg[/img]

And here is this year:

[img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flonzy/images/Hastings/2005/Full/PICT0068.jpg[/img]

[img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flonzy/images/Hastings/2005/Full/PICT0063.jpg[/img]

[img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flonzy/images/Hastings/2005/Full/PICT0075.jpg[/img]

Glen K · Post by **Glen K** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:44 pm

Look at Chuck on that horse! He've even got a baculum near at hand, like he's some kinda Bastard...

Wolf · Post by **Wolf** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:55 pm

hey wow, i didnt know i was hanging out there like that. i should have tucked that thing back in my brais and used the wingas to hold it to my leg.

earnest carruthers · Post by **earnest carruthers** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:19 pm

really nice pics.

wedding rings, pah, the line is drawn.

""hÃƒÂ¶ggspjÃƒÂ³t""

hog spit,

come on these scando speak English. duh!

really nice settings too, top marks.

Rittmeister Frye · Post by **Rittmeister Frye** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:28 am

Bully for you fellows! Great impression, and I love the saddles! Good looking tack too, and at least most of it doesn't look as though it's recycled modern stuff, but "made for".

(But tell me, is that a Jennifer saddle I espy in the background there.... ??? Someone is used to doing high-end LH, says I to myself...

)

Anyway, good looking kit, and very happy to see more folks out there "a' cheval"!

Cheers!

Gordon

Jehan de Pelham · Post by **Jehan de Pelham** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:45 am

Yeah. Horses are the best. I am so getting one when I come back from Iraq. That and a pair of greyhounds and a mew of falcons. I'll need to quit my job to take care of them all.

John
Jehan de Pelham, esquire and servant of Sir Vitus

P.S: Just kidding...I think the extent goes to a horse and a greyhound.

Rittmeister Frye · Post by **Rittmeister Frye** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:51 am

Jehan de Pelham wrote: Horses are the best. I am so getting one when I come back from Iraq. That and a pair of greyhounds and a mew of falcons.
John
Jehan de Pelham, esquire and servant of Sir Vitus

A well-trained Horse, Brindle Hound and a good grey Hawk... what else can a man ask for, besides someone to come home to?

Cheers!

Gordon

Halvgrimr · Post by **Halvgrimr** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:54 am

A well-trained Horse, Brindle Hound and a good grey Hawk... what else can a man ask for, besides someone to come home to?

To crush his enemy, to see them driven before him, and to hear the lamentations of their women."?

Halv