The Armour Archive

Wyrm

ah Laurie, thankyou for that, much appreciated. I think I have your email somewhere, can I throw any further images your way in hope that you might recognise them? Thanks again.

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Hey all, couple of questions. Can someone if they know, tell me the source of the image attached (the second lower 'dragon' image). I have seen it around a few times but never the original and where it came from. The next question is I tend to put up questions asking about these types of art from ti...

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Thnkyou all very much for your replies, I know should I push to organise a group of likeminded people together to discuss construction of such a project a lot of the issues that have been raised here will be addressed. Thanks Capt Atli, Ultragotha and others for your contributions to this discussion...

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Thanks for the replies.

Utragotha will pm you.

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Hi everyone. This is a serious request to anyone who can help direct me to further resources, groups and invidiuals who either have been involved in or can help me further in an enquiry of contructing a viking age longship. First off I would like to say that I have VERY limited knowledge of construc...

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Nice website there pitbull. Like the dog armour and the other gear looks pretty good too.

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Thanks for the replies, apologies if I left out some details. This armour will be used to protect against a variety of weapons, from wooden to metal (from chairs to swords). I did a browse on youtube after posting and found a few informative vids, like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpkBKJ...

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Hi all, just wondered if anyone knows of any resources/websites that I could use to help me make a few pieces of plastic totally farb armour for myself and a few others to reduce injury and hopefully not impede combat too much. Not sure what materials to use, but wont be using leather. I am consider...

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Very nice, thanks for the info/links

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Hi all, I am interested in finding out more about viking age stone bulidings and other structures (not so much runestones). Everything I am seeing appears to be of a timber construction but apparently they did construct homes/buildings from stone. My knowledge on viking age buildings and such is onl...

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Very nice.

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wow! thanks all for your posts. love the artwork on the pics posted and the links that have been added, very inspirational stuff. I like the box chairs a lot but at this point I will most likely just go for something without them just to make it a slight bit easier for myself. Thanks everyone again ...

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thanks for the replies. Quite interested in the viking movie props mentioned but not sure where to find that movie. I dont suppose anyone has any screen captures of these by any chance?

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I had thought about it and decided that it wasnt going to be that important to me that I keep within a specific style and therefore time period within the viking age. Provided that the artwork has obvious norse decoration I am happy with it at that. Most of the artwork will be in the form of beasts ...

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I am in the position of making a Viking Age throne fit for a King (or Queen). I have got the basic visual of how I will carve and decorate the throne but I am just putting this out there to see if anyone can give me some good advice or pointers on the construction and assembly of the throne itself. ...

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Thanks for that Rizzo, at least one of those pictures (the close up) is going to help me out quite a bit. Much appreciated.

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Hi, I posted this the other day but then deleted it because I found a few more pics online, but I still havent found a good detailed image of this runestone so am re-posting to see if anyone can help me out with a pic in their library.

Thanks.

Wyrm

I've been requested by my wife to try and find someone who would be willing to do a trade for sending a piece of flint that can be used with a metal striker to make fire. She is happy to trade tablet weaving, create specific garb, handstiched banner, or some such. We are in New Zealand. If you are a...

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Ny Bjorn wrote:I worked with and surveyed a lot of shackles this spring...

Wow. That is absolutely brilliant, thanks so much, I really appreciate those pics and the information. Great.

I know how to reproduce but I am unsure about the closure and keeping it fastened. Can you shine some light on this?

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brilliant, havent been to the VAL site in so long, great website. well thats now got me thinking about their construction and I am assuming that whatever souce that she took the info from didnt state anything about what they were made of. A unremovable one seems the most logical so yes I agree quite...

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I came across reference to a statement that thralls wore collars to show that they were owned by masters. This was in a childrens book without any reference so I am taking it with a grain of salt. Can anyone confirm this? I would be interested to know if it is even factual and its sources and if so ...

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yes thanks, got a few pics of boars on helms.

Here is a pic I thought I'd just upload to see if I can get a bit more info on it if anyone has seen it.

I looks a bit like a hedgehog but I think it is actually a boar. Anyone seen it before?

Cheers.

Wyrm

Albrecht thanks for those images. I hadnt seen the first one, it looks good. I have a fairly large colelction of rune stones showing various styles of artwork on them but I am always on the look out for more. That way I can get familiar enough to make my own designs following the art styles as best ...

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Hi there, I am looking for an viking age or thereabouts image of a boar I can replicate for a bone pendent. I came across this site when looking for ideas and wanted to know if anyone can tell me where this image originates (which I think is a boar). http://www.walhalla.com.pl/sklep/product_info.php...

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Halfdan wrote:I have that as a tattoo. I have noe idea what the snake represents, though.

Do you have pic of your tat or the original it was done from?

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ps what does the snake represent?

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Hi, I have a nice piece of hardwood I want to carve into and just wondered if anyone could driect me to a better quality image of the ones I have attached here of Odin. Have tried to do a bit of a search but havent yet found any more. If you have one please upload here. Otherwise if anyone has other...

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Hi, I think I've pretty much found what I was after but basically it was the construction of a throne historically or at the least what looks like a medieval styled throne to an uneducated eye : ) The one I will construct wont be for a historical setting as I am probably going to use plywood for sta...

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Hi Donasian, I didnt mean to give the impression I wasnt interested in historical thrones, in fact I would really appreciate a historical design to work off but at this point I'm happy to take whatever I can get. Thanks for those links, didnt think to search in the interpretive recreation area. Chee...

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Hi all, did a quick search through the past topics and on the net but havent come across anything resembling basic construction suitable for something similar to a throne. I'm not too fussed about historical accuracy just at the moment or time period, I'd just like to see if anyone has already made ...

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well pretty myuch finished my attempt at it. what i did was take a large piece of 2mm mild steel i had lying around for armouring for over a year and beat 2 inch edges on it. then got 2 metres of square pipe, cut and screwed it on (so as to be removable for transporting). the screws detracted from l...

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thanks that looks like a nice simple effective gorget. might try a copy o that one but put cut to the left side rather than the back. excellent, thanks again.

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Hi all, just wondering if anyone an point me in the direction of a good leather gorget pattern. I have a couple but would still like to see alternative ones so can pick and choose a bit better. I think all the gorget patterns on the archive are metal so any leather ones much apreciated. Thanks. btw ...

Viking image

Viking Age Longship project

plastic (or other) armour construction

Scandinavian viking age stone buildings and other structures

Constructing viking age throne

looking for high detail Lillbjaers stone image

Flint

Thrall collars

Viking age boar artwork

Odin carving image

Throne construction designs

Leather Gorget pattern