The Armour Archive

SyrRhys

A lot of the answer to your question is going to lie in who you are: A wealthy Welsh lord is going to look much like an English knight, a poorer Welshman's going to look quite different. The further you go up the economic scale the more alike the two cultures seem to be (as regards armor; I'm not qu...

SyrRhys

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by muttman: Should be is very subjective. Your idea and mine might not click. As long as we can both play and have fun this isn`t a problem. Its only when the views of one try to ...

SyrRhys

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Winterfell: Sir Rys, I read your post all the way through. My answer was inadvertantly buried amongst my reply, here it is: "It takes no skill to reach out and touch someone...

SyrRhys

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by muttman: If I am mistaken in my obsevations, please, by all means let me know. As I said, I am aware that the written word doen`t carry the same inflections and tones that ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by cheval: Whether all blows are hard is not really germane to the underlying philosophy of what we do. Rhys' arguments fall apart like a warp minus it's weft when faced with t...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by markH: SyrRhys, thanks for the refrences, I need to get on that reading. You actually reminded me of the deeds of arms of Jacque de Lalaing. He also fought "friendly" passag...

SyrRhys

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by William MacCrimmon: I can't agree with this. The logic is flawed, it equates high calibration on nearly the same plane as one's skill and technique. I've watched several fi...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Winterfell: SyrRyhs, With all due respect, I have been in the SCA for ten years now. <snip> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Go back and read the explanation I wrote. I said tha...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by flonzy: SyrRhys I see you have a vary typical SCA heavy fighter mentality on rapier fighting, that it is weak. It takes as much skill to be safe in rapier as in heavy. I am ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Kyle: I'm not sure Rhys meant to imply this, but if you're advocating a level of force that routinely destroys your opponents armor, 99% of us are going to take our toys and...

SyrRhys

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by markH: Hokay, if I understand correctly, you are advocating using a high level of force to insure that proper body mechanics MUST be used to create a telling blow. Am I unde...

SyrRhys

What kind of a harness are you putting together? Just saying "14th century" isn't enough; after all, this was the age of transition; armor styles changed a lot over the course of the century and from place to place. I don't know of any evidence that splinted *cuisses* were ever worn over gamboissed ...

SyrRhys

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Khann: the usual pablum that martial artists teach their students (quote) Huh? Please explain? Are you saying the PKA and CKA, hit light?(Brad Heffton does not hit light, No...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by markH: Im not clear on why we *should* hit harder. Where I fight, the average shots dent 16g steel on a regular basis, and 14/12g helms getting dented is considered fairly r...

SyrRhys

As in all combative activities, all other things (e.g., speed, skill, etc.) being equal (and they never are, of course), the bigger, stronger guy is going to win. The fact is, however, that size isn't really that important (no, really, ladies!); few of the most dangerous men I've known have been all...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Irish: Rhys, I feel this is at best a very uneducated statement, and at worst the conceit that armoured (rattan) combat is the "superior way". There is no superior art, jus...

SyrRhys

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Grainne: I don't think anyone was advocating footwork above and beyond proper form. My original question regards why *only* form is taught most of the time (that I've been ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by hjalmr: SyrRhys is right in one respect. All of my injuries were sustained from everything but getting hit too hard -except for perhaps getting hit where I didn't have armor...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Conrad the Mad: I hope I am misunderstanding you here. This satement sounds like if you arent causing pain it is not hard enough. No one- absolutly no one should be on the ...

SyrRhys

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Bob Charron: We have to always beware the spectre of speculation on any historical topic. The most important thing in all this is that in the treatises on combat, there is very...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Irish: Guys - Lets try to remember a couple of somethings - - - 1) In the REAL Middle Ages, these guys were either: A) Professional Warriors - this was their "job" and train...

SyrRhys

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by markH: I understand what was said about not cheating your friend by taking a poor shot, Do you think it is possible to cheat yourself by not taking shot on the lower end of thi...

SyrRhys

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by losthelm: no offence but getting poked in the face with a sword would take out most people. but then again there are people that continue fighting after losing an eye or an ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Vitus: Sheesh. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> LOL! Aren't you sorry you introduced me to this ofrum, Vitus? ------------------ Hugh Knight "Welcome to the Church of the Open Field, l...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by hjalmr: [B] <<>> THIS IS MY PROBLEM, I also do this during pick up fights.</f...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Richard Blackmoore: 2) An additional question for everybody: If you are in a kingdom or local area where the SCA does do equestrian events and rental horses are readily avai...

SyrRhys

Hi there, Of all the questions fighters ask, this one is one of the most difficult to answer in words. Frankly, my opinion is that we take blows that are much too light much too often. We're wearing armor: a "ping" wouldn't do any good at all, nor would repeated pings. If you take a blow that's too ...

SyrRhys

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by IainMcClennan: Hmmm, I'll have to look again, and at 1467 too. Perhaps any time in the Copenhagen they are close enough to use the queue, they go for the grapple instead. I...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Bascot: As far as the "polished like chrome" comment, it depends on your time period. The sagas refer frequently to light reflecting off gleaming helms and mail shirts, but I d...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by chef de chambre: Hi Rhys, Yes, they did use them, they were on the lance of the knight itself. They are a simple small triangle of cloth, and they do appear in both 14th & 1...

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Are you asking for a design or for somone to make you one? If the latter, I don't know who can do that, but if the former Robert MacPherson (SCA: Mater Roberto) does; he made the one for my breasplate based on that design. I think he has a picture of it on his web page. ------------------ Hugh Knigh...

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If your harness is mid-14th century you will almost certainly have to have greaves with this harness, not boots. Many folks have had good success getting an old cavalry saddle and using the tree to make a more accurate saddle. Since you're talking about riding in armor I assume we're talking here ab...

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Actually, none of the materials we have available to us are precisely like their medieval equivilants, so I think what we have to try to achieve is similarity of *function*. I don't have any problem with stainless steel in an of itself, and in fact I own several pieces of stainless armor. Stainless ...

SyrRhys

Lately I've been studying the 1459 edition of Talhoffer quite a bit (for those who haven't seen it, you should check it out; it's much more attractive visually than the 1467 edition that's more common). It can be seen here: http://base.kb.dk/pls/hsk_web/hsk_vis.forside?p_hs_loebenr=2&p_navtype=rel&p...

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Hi Gordon, I'm no expert on dagger construction, and I'm jealous of anyone with the ability to forge them. That must be a neat thing to be able to do. I can tell you this, however, from the standpoint of making a reproduction piece: When making *any* reproduction you should always start with a real ...

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