The Armour Archive

The wife took a bunch of pics, as always of Caid's Gyldenholt Unbelted so here they are. Enjoy.

Unfortunately none of Rana in her glorious helm. Sorry gang.

http://zenofjen.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=17618

Good pictures!!!
I'll be spending my lunchbreak tomorrow looking at them again.

I'd pay someone $1.00 to label them all with who's in the pictures

Gee, it seems to me that several Archivers were honored in Court

Speak up, gentlefolk...

For those of you unfamiliar with this Caidan tourney, it is the traditional start to the Caidan tourney season, and the largest list of the year - often over 100 entrants. It is also, as the name implies, open to unbelted fighters only.

It is always a grand time, and a great place to fight folks from the furthest corners of our kingdom.

It was a good day.

I'd be happy to help with captions & such, but the link isn't working for me!

Before you ask, I don't have any security programs blocking my access, it seems to be the server timing out.

Lorccan wrote:It was a good day.

I'd be happy to help with captions & such, but the link isn't working for me!

Before you ask, I don't have any security programs blocking my access, it seems to be the server timing out.

its working again. i think it was just to many people trying to look at them at one time.

I made an Armour Archive account that can (hopefully) comment on the photos in this album. If you would like to comment, please login: ArmourArchive password guest
I have not allowed commenting on any other albums in my SCA photos, this is kind of a trial run to see if it works out

http://zenofjen.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=18232
Nice kit.
But I'm interested in the helm. I've never seen a helm that had the point so far back. Am I just ignorant or is this an uncommon design

Lady Fausta, thank you! The link is working again, and the login as well - it allows comments to be added (as opposed to titles or captions). I don't have work today, so I'll try to fill in some of the blanks.

Halbrust wrote:http://zenofjen.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=18232
Nice kit.
But I'm interested in the helm. I've never seen a helm that had the point so far back. Am I just ignorant or is this an uncommon design

That's Parzival von Hamburg wearing an Anshelm Arms back-point bascinet, which Master Luther describes as "Western European, 1375-1435". I don't know his source.

Lorccan wrote:

Halbrust wrote:http://zenofjen.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=18232
Nice kit.
But I'm interested in the helm. I've never seen a helm that had the point so far back. Am I just ignorant or is this an uncommon design

That's Parzival von Hamburg wearing an Anshelm Arms back-point bascinet, which Master Luther describes as "Western European, 1375-1435". I don't know his source.

By the way, Parcival did very well at Unbelted...tied for 4th place, I think! Rock on!

Illa, here on the archive, was one of the final 3. The finalists each had one loss, and fought round-robin for the victory. I believe the field was 60 entrants this year.

http://zenofjen.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=18415

The victor was a gentle from Starkhavn (Las Vegas area), whom I regret I don't remember the name.

http://zenofjen.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=18427

I threw a few labels on. Please ignore my feeble spelling of Gaelic names.

Alex Baird wrote:Illa, here on the archive, was one of the final 3. The finalists each had one loss, and fought round-robin for the victory. I believe the field was 60 entrants this year.

The victor was a gentle from Starkhavn (Las Vegas area), whom I regret I don't remember the name.

"Several people on here did very well in the list. Kazimir Konstantinov drove all the way from Phoenix with his lady to visit and enter the tourney, but Ilia gets the "Archiver who went farthest in the list" prize; he ended up in a 3-way final with Sechequr Qara and Athanaric of the Tervingi (the winner, a good fighter from Las Vegas who surprised a lot of folks because he hasn't been seen much since entering the police academy)."

(copied from my post in another thread)

Kazimir also drove back to Atenveldt
and participated in the war practice the following day
he did honor to his knight and our kingdom
both with his tenacity in the list of unbelted
and his drive to support his kingdom
Zhigmun'

Lorccan wrote:

Halbrust wrote:http://zenofjen.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=18232
Nice kit.
But I'm interested in the helm. I've never seen a helm that had the point so far back. Am I just ignorant or is this an uncommon design

That's Parzival von Hamburg wearing an Anshelm Arms back-point bascinet, which Master Luther describes as "Western European, 1375-1435". I don't know his source.

Is that Parcival?! I thought it night be, but was unsure. I've only met him once, but he is from my barony, or I am from his

zippy wrote:Kazimir also drove back to Atenveldt
and participated in the war practice the following day
he did honor to his knight and our kingdom
both with his tenacity in the list of unbelted
and his drive to support his kingdom
Zhigmun'

I dunno, he claimed to have been at the shop when my helm was being made, and to have violated it.

Now I know what essence of Kazimir is about.

Rana wrote:

zippy wrote:Kazimir also drove back to Atenveldt
and participated in the war practice the following day
he did honor to his knight and our kingdom
both with his tenacity in the list of unbelted
and his drive to support his kingdom
Zhigmun'

I dunno, he claimed to have been at the shop when my helm was being made, and to have violated it.

Now I know what essence of Kazimir is about.

Well, he is a man of his word... eek...

I've added a bunch of captions, more to come.

Yesterday was soo fun.

My only issue was the latter rounds were going so fast, there was not much announcing of the rounds. My Lady was completely unaware I was in the finals until after the tourney was over as she was off the field some.





However, the fighting was fantastic all around, and some damn nice kits hitting the field.

I have to say that I agree wholeheartedly with Ilia on the fun part. First time in a great while back in armor with enough gas to go more than a couple blows. Man it feels good to be fighting again.

Ilia_Caid wrote:Yesterday was soo fun.

My only issue was the latter rounds were going so fast, there was not much announcing of the rounds. My Lady was completely unaware I was in the finals until after the tourney was over as she was off the field some.

Well done Ilia!

Just an FYI, if you find yourself in the finals in any tourney and you're not ready for whatever reason ask your opponent and the marshals to wait a minute. During the earlier rounds they might not be able to pause since they need to keep moving but in the finals they can wait a couple of minutes to make sure you and your lady are both ready.

Unbelted is one of my favorite tourneys of the year (right behind the College of the Voyagers May Day tourney and the Defender of the Children tourney). I wish I could have been there but mundane life has me by the throat for the next few months.

I agree with all that it was an awesome day, even though I didn't do as well as I had hoped.

Both of my official fights were tough struggles. I met Parzival in the first round. We had two double kills, then he finally beat me out. He was really on.

Had some great pickup fights the rest of the day and learned a lot.

good to see my squire brother Fagan having fun =]

Very nice photos. Even me and my husband are caught in the background.

He videod a number of the fights.

Also: Congrats Ilia, you looked good out there.