I'm sure we'll get together another time. How about you guys host the battle of Bari in 2011 (the 940th anniversary of the capture of Bari by the Normans from Byzantium)? I'd be very interested in that one. I already have my Byzantine gear . . . It WOULD be great...but I'm quite sure that it can be...

Oh, in your opinion, how cool is THAT??!

Egfroth, have the chance to meet you (finally!!!), well, it has been an honor! I'm sorry that we actually didn't have time to talk, but I hope that we will have other opportunities to do so! :wink: Great battle man, facing your "personal" army has been really cool!!! P.S. where di you get those wond...

Hey? You're from Bari, site of Robert Guiscard's four-years-long siege against the last holdout of the Byzantines in Italy. How cool is that? And that's all I know about Bari, but at least I know that much. I have a friend, Sebastian Pengue, who was raised in Guardia San Fermundi -- I think I have ...

Hi "Dunkeljorm" I will go looking, but I bet this is the only one that shows you at all. My wife angled at "me" from different vantage points. That's why I thought that yous all must have been in company one or two: because company three was lined up furthest from the path, and this one seems to be...

Hello Merlin, I've seen your pics and they are quite interesting as we served in the same company!!! In this pic: [img]http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8599/hastingsfrecciaer7.jpg[/img] the boys in the foreground are all Italians, I'm the one aimed by the red arrow. PLEASE tell me that you have ot...

Hello to all, I can say proudly "I WAS THERE!!!!!!". Finding words to express what Hastings has been is difficoult... I will simply copy/paste the mail I've sent to the official ML: Hello, even if with a huge delay, I want to express my satisfaction about the Hastings 2006 event! It was absolutely G...

Hello,
thanks for all your appreciations!
For what concern the boss without center grip,seems that you already get some good answers!

The shield is quite heavy, about 7 Kg, I have in mind to make another one in the future, trying to reduce the weight...

Hello, Thanks to all for the compliments! The shield is made of 1,5 cm thick plywood with "fake" board lines (better than a plain surface, right? :wink: ), the dimensions are 110X55cm. I've glued on the wood a layer of canvas and one of veg tanned leather (about 3mm thick), nailed it to the back, th...

I finished it some days ago. Hope that you like it!
Click on the thumbnails to see larger images:

[img]http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/6369/frontescudo5py.th.jpg[/img] [img]http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/6898/retroscudo7xk.th.jpg[/img]

Hello to all,
the cheapest set I ever found can be bought here:

http://www.boardgamecompany.co.uk/Lewis ... 50100).htm

hope this helps.

My dream indeed is a "charle magne" chess set!!

Well, what can I say?! Very very very nice stuff here it whas just what I was looking for! Thank you very much Miss Larsdatter, I really appreciate it!

Greetings

P.S.Well, Nice site too, There is a LOT of interesting stuff!!!!

Thanks for the pics, but in particular I was looking for sources with evidence that brooches were actually used in tha way

So any paints, carvings and so on.

sorry If I've not been enough clear

Hello,
anyone has any period source regarding brooches used to close the split on the tunic neck? I'm looking for something about XI-XII cent, but if you have earlier or later stuff, it can be a good start!

Thanks

Hello, Egfroth thank you for the interesting links. Do you have also infos about pots and similar? I've found this set (from http://www.manningimperial.com/item.php?item_id=134 ): http://www.manningimperial.com/catalogue/134main.jpg Do you know where it's taken from? Concerning forks, I read about o...

Hello again and, as ever, sorry for the delay. :oops: My translation is "covered (dressed) with a cloth armour and iron greaves" in my opinion the term "greaves" here means "mail chausses", keep in mind that in latin there isn't any term that indicates chausses, so here have been used a "generic" te...

Hello again, First of all I’m really sorry about the delay, but I’ve been quite busy and, last but not least, my PC decided to hate me so much that this is the third time that I write this message. :x :evil: Thanks also to you Karen Larsdatter, I have in mind to buy the whole series of...

Hello, Here there are the pics of a XII cent. carving, it is located in Issoire (Puy-de-Dôme), Saint Austremoine Church: http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/779/capitelloridotto8db.jpg http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/5930/issoire5ra.jpg http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7333/prticolarecapitell...

Thank you very much for your help!

Good news guys! The original text give us the solution. Infact "Panno loricae" means exactly "Armor made with cloth (or with rags)".

It's quite clear that it is a padded garment.

Hello, I'm looking for period sources about the "tools" used for cooking in this period. In particular I'm looking for images of stands used to hang cauldrons and of the cauldrons itself. I know that there are also Viking findings related, anyone have any info about? I will appreciate also links to ...

I have a couple of XII century carvings in wich the gambeson can be noticed under the chain mail. I will try to post these pics ASAP.

Hello, I'm looking for pics of engraved/etched/inlaid swords from X-XII cent. In particular I'm looking for a sword with a "brazilian nut" pommel with a gold and silver inlay on the pommel itself that shows an eagle and a dog on the two sides. The sword comes from Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), La Vilain...

I'm very happy that you like my lands (and my sea)!! I fully understand you, I love those wonderful landscapes too!

Where did you stay exactly?

If sometimes you want to come back here...let me know, I'll bring you to some interesting places!!

A couple of new pics, ENJOY!

[img]http://dunkeljorm.altervista.org/Foto/dunkeljorm.jpg[/img]
[img]http://dunkeljorm.altervista.org/Foto/dunkeljorm1.jpg[/img]
[img]http://dunkeljorm.altervista.org/Foto/dunkeljorm3.jpg[/img]

In that photo I'm wearing hose laced on the knee, not trousers. I know, on the ankle are a bit large, but I will fix them!
The fact is that Gambeson cover all the undergarment...

Thanks for appreciation!!! For what concern the hauberk construction Wil is quite right, bot there are some specification to do. First, for what concern the mantle, you must build a HUGE expansion on the shoulders to allow motion, second I'ts really hard understand how the sleeves must be attached n...

Do you like my equipment?

Please note the attaching of the chainmail coif...

Probably Templars wear something similar (why no?) but remember that templars can't wear ornate stuff...

For what concern painted and-or gilded hardened leather, ther was a massive use by the angioine (is that the correct word?!) knights during XIII cent.

Excuse me for my horrible English....

*WORDLESS* Really wonderful!!!!:shock:

Please, tell me that you will share patterns...please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please

If you will use galvanized steel I can suggest you something that i've tried maybe a month ago. Put the chainmail into a lot of vinegar (I think that the better thing is leave it for a night...) In this way you will remove zinc from rings. then heat al the stuff to red hot and trow it in water or, b...

Hi, maybe i can suggest you something for the rust: there is a substance that turn rust into a black patina... It's "commercial" name in Italy is FEROX, try to find something similar there...

Very nice job!!!!

the pics seem to be inexistent... however... any patterns? [img]http://forums.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]http://forums.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]http://forums.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif[/img]

Hey man you work is simply fantastic! I'm only an year older than you and sometimes I've also shocked somoeone of the "Shut-up-you-are-only-a-stupid-child" adults with some of my works (but I'm not a "plate-armorer", I've made "just" chainmail and some pretty leathercrafts; you must know that here i...