The Armour Archive

Roibeard MacNeill

Ireland was colonized by Celts...much like America was colonized by English, Spanish, French, Dutch, etc., in the 200 years prior to the founding of the United States. Ah, but we can point to the settlements of the English, Spanish, French, Dutch, etc., in the U.S.; we know where they were. Where a...

Roibeard MacNeill

I have a particular interest in the metalwork of the people we loosely call "Celts," but beyond that I haven't paid special attention to archaeological developments in Ireland over the past 15 years that would lend support to the notion that there has ever been a sizable influx of any Celtic tribe ...

Roibeard MacNeill

William, et al... (back to the thread at hand...)

Check out this site of Reenactor links for both Hallstatt and La Tene Cultures. Lots of fantastic pictures of Celtic armour. This should truly give you an excellent sense of what you might be looking for.

http://www.geocities.com/gallicmercenary/Links.html

Roibeard MacNeill

Just so you lot know where I am coming from, I'm not an armchair Historian. I attended Uni for Pre-Historic Archaeology and have been everything from a trench digger to field researcher (back home in England) to an Assitant Archaeologist of 2 digs With Wake Forest Uni in North Carolina. And as stat...

Roibeard MacNeill

The One thing that binds some Celtic Tribes to Ireland (and the British Isles for that matter) in the Late Bronze and Early Iron age is the Language. By the 2nd Century CE Ireland was a Celtic Speaking land. Such a massive language shift can only attest to the wide influence of a singular peoples, ...

Roibeard MacNeill

Northern italians look decisively more like french than irish. I don't think there is a commonality between Kelts and Gauls (a.k.a. Galati, Galli) Bruno, Depends on what you mean by what an "Irish" person looks like I think that what a person looks like nowadays has nothing to do with the ancient p...

Roibeard MacNeill

The Migration and subsequent absorbion of both indo and non indo-European peoples I referred to in my very first post was from the Transition from Hallstatt D and LeTene Cultures, of which there is sufficient Archaeological evidence for (This is the period of expansion into Iberia and Ireland). The...

Roibeard MacNeill

Small horde found in Gotland...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061030/od ... 1030210747

Roibeard MacNeill

Wow...that's quite askew...sorry to see that his talents did not shine through in this helm. From my dealings with him I can say this...in person he is a fine, fine fellow. If he has products in stock that work for you then go with that. But only if the items are in stock and you can touch them and ...

Roibeard MacNeill

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Roibeard MacNeill

Viscount Kaus Eisenhand makes really good, no-frills armour and those gorgets are stout...They are made for SCA combat and I do recommend them.

Roibeard MacNeill

I made my own Finger gauntlets with a 7-lame articulation for the wrist to metacarpal. I followed Master Cad's patterning for the fingers but made the gads longer on the sides so the metal would reach the rattan and dissipate any blow more. I also have an enclosed thumbtip. They are tremendous gaunt...

Roibeard MacNeill

I cannot wait to witness this Crown Tournament!!!!

Roibeard MacNeill

Once I'm done with my second M.A. we will be within 6 months of moving...if all goes well. I've been wanting to return to Ireland for years (where I got my first M.A) and my wife and I are already taking the steps we need to make the move as smooth as possible. We also want to have all the children ...

Roibeard MacNeill

More Excellent Pics!!!! Thank you for these!

My wife and I cannot wait to be in Drachenwald...

3 years...just three more years!

Hopefully

Roibeard MacNeill

Simply Beautiful! The setting was superb, as always!

Thank you for such fine pictures!

Roibeard MacNeill

I now wear prescription RecSpecs under my helm, which was specially made to accomodate them without making the helm way too big. It's done massive amounts of wonders for my targetting and accuracy...makes me wish I would have fought with RecSpecs years ago...

Roibeard MacNeill

I never got into sports much until grad school...I played some Rugby and Hurley in Ireland (Up Clare!)...lots of fun and definitely a big help in melee situations. Our Sports Combat is really the only sport I'm into now...

Roibeard MacNeill

As always, Uilleag, that's some top-knotch work...very awe-inspiring.

$75/pair would be a steal for this much work!

Roibeard MacNeill

Looking Good, Magnus! I look forward to seeing them in person next week! Sorry wont be at Diamonds friend. I am going to WMAW. It likely wont be this close again and I've done Diamonds for 10 years running. Plus my Baroness said it was OK for me to miss it. Aw Man!!!! Well, I do understand...most d...

Roibeard MacNeill

Not too shabby, Magnus! Are you worried about your fingers getting crushed for SCA combat? From what I see and read above they are Clay Moore finger gauntlets (albeit in kit form) for all intents and purposes, which should be more than adequate for SCA combat...it's all on how they are put together...

Roibeard MacNeill

Looking Good, Magnus!

I look forward to seeing them in person next week!

Roibeard MacNeill

If you can find 15oz leather I could cuirboilli it and pound it to harden it...then heat treat it...I may coat it in acrylic or I could just coat it in Hide Glue. I can experiment on a few pieces I have here and get back to you. Good sir, the pleasure of our meeting was ours...we look forward to mee...

Roibeard MacNeill

Duke Gavin has made hardened leather with acrylic polish. I'm sure he could advise you. I don't understand why it is that you want to do this thing, but it looks to me like it would work. Why a leather shield, and why hardened with acrylic? Once upon a time, waaaaay back when in the Dominion of Myr...

Roibeard MacNeill

Damn Jon! That's bloody nice! Can't wait to see it in person at Diamond Wars.

take care!

Roibeard MacNeill

D. Sebastian wrote:
I look forward to finally meeting you next week and taking a look at the great Cap.

Groovy!

I hope the site is wet, I'll bring beer.

The place has a cash bar so I definitely think it's wet...I'll bring some homebrew stout...

Roibeard MacNeill

That phrygian cap looks amazing...very nicely done! I would love to take a closer look at it, D...can you bring it to coronation? Sure will!! Excellent! I look forward to finally meeting you next week and taking a look at the great Cap. Tim...that's some beautiful work! Gives me a couple of ideas I...

Roibeard MacNeill

That phrygian cap looks amazing...very nicely done! I would love to take a closer look at it, D...can you bring it to coronation?

Roibeard MacNeill

Matthew and Robert above are correct, actually. Pants, per se , have been in use for around 2500 years...possibly more. The Celts and Scythians used them ( There are some extant fragments from Halstatt and Continental La Tene cultures from 200-500BCE) as well as some use amongst early Germanic cultu...

Roibeard MacNeill

Bloody Hell, Ugo!!!!

That is just Marvelous...a true inspiration!

...damn...I need to go change...

...and give up on armouring...

Roibeard MacNeill

dukelogan wrote:awwww no horns....

Your Grace...here ya go...

Roibeard MacNeill

What would you all suggest for a fighter who is coming back to fighting after more than 7 years, yet throughout my absense I have constantly - daily and several times a day - done Pell work, work out with friends when time allows ( have not been to a fighter practice, per se , in a long while), and ...

Roibeard MacNeill

Although I would LOVE to see my Clan sister, THL Sarah MacGregor, become Queen... I see the finals with Count Wernherus, Viscount Rey, Viscount Caillin, and Sir Robert (he's definitely due). You're right, Your Grace...this list is full of very worthy and formidable combattants. As a GA expatriate, I...

Roibeard MacNeill

Every time I see this video I am amazed at two things... One, how Intense his Grace Duke Logan is - Focused, in control, unrelenting, and very clean. He is definitely one of the very best in our sport. Two, The first guy must have gone into shock because his reactions to the blows were "duh...whaa?....

Roibeard MacNeill

exactly...completely underappreciated as armourers. No matter what these are very nice...

Viking Coins Found in Sweden