The Battle of Wisby 650 years, 1361-2011, pictures..

[Ambrogio]

I just wanted you to see some photos from the Battle of Wisby 650 years, 1361-2011, wich took place this week.
I really wanted to go there but I couldn't..
But there is a lot of nice photos!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/arkland_sw ... 292892161/
Photos by Lars Lundqvist

I hope that there will be more events like this!!
For more info, check out https://www.facebook.com/groups/115418071845361/
Maybe it should be put somewhere else, but I thought it could be inspiring to se all the newly made armour..

Cheers!

[Ambrogio]

Some more photos:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... eTheater=1

[Peikko]

Hopefully I'll attend the next event.

[James B.]

Looks like fun.

[Effingham]

Thanks for posting those.

Damn, that looks impressive. I've saved dozens of images for future inspiration and idea-mining.

[Peikko]

Although....what these fellers were doing there is anyone's guess:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arkland_sw ... 7292892161

[Ambrogio]

Peikko, true! "The Battle of Wisby 650 years" took place during the medieval week i Wisby, and during that week there is a lot of different groups attending and a lot of SCA'dians, So there will be a lot of anachronistic situations!

[Vilhelm550]

Awesome as all these pictures are, I found a few of them have a little more 'Hundred Years War' feel to them. The number of solid, globose style breastplates with stop-ribs threw me off a little. Not much, since all the participants looked cool as hell. Especially the guy with the upside-down funnel topped bascinet. Complete Awesomesauce.

But no one was wearing any lamellar

When the wife schedule our World Tour, I plan to stop at Wisby for Medieval Week. (yeah, right)

[Effingham]

This one is one of my faves:



And this one. Love the details, like the guy in the center with the gambeson -- he has a scale-edged, cloth aventail. And there's that guy at the left with the mattock.


Dooooood. I wanna be this guy. Okay, I want his build, too.


Damn.

[Peikko]

Peikko, true! "The Battle of Wisby 650 years" took place during the medieval week i Wisby, and during that week there is a lot of different groups attending and a lot of SCA'dians, So there will be a lot of anachronistic situations!

Ah, I was unaware of that...that would make more sense then

I stand corrected.

[Vilhelm550]

These two, right here...just...awesome.

[Thorsteinn Raudskeggr]

Sweden has Wisby, and people want to do reenactments of it.

Western Nevada has the Donner Party, and no one wants to host a BBQ.

The Swedes have all the fun.

[Keegan Ingrassia]

I've looked through that photo album several times now, and every time I do, I get this goofy grin on my face. Love what y'all are doing.

[Effingham]

My grin is somewhere between "goofy" and "shit-eating."

[Ambrogio]

More pictures..

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 793&type=1

[Vilhelm550]

Yeah, I irritated my coworkers having a big geek-out gigglefest over these pics.

[Ambrogio]

IvanIS, yeah that is strange...

Maybe a cake?

I once went to an SCA event in Sweden where they served cake looking like the remnants of a knight, slayed by a dragon, very spectacular and tasty!!

[James B.]

But no one was wearing any lamellar

Well there was only what 1 and maybe a fragment of a second and the one was really old and retro fitted

Heck even many of the found CoPs were a bit old school at the time; Wisby soldiers were not thought to have the most up to date gear.

[Effingham]

More pictures..

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 793&type=1

YAY!!!!!!

[Keegan Ingrassia]

More pictures..

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 793&type=1

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Aww....

[Ambrogio]

Keegan, it works for me right now.. Please let me know if it's still a problem for you, it's supposed to be an open, public album..

[Keegan Ingrassia]

Still no dice. Sorry mate.

[Vilhelm550]

@ James B.
Yeah, I know...I just really like the Wisby Lamellar. I've read The Book, and whatever related material I can get my hands on. My persona wears an idealized version of the Type 24 and Type 25 armours.
Agreed, the Gotlanders seemed to be wearing out-of fashion, older gear.

[Otto von Teich]

Wow, Impressive! Thanks for sharing!

[Sean Powell]

I love this one. All that historical accuracy and he's got a camera strapped to his helmet.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/arkland_sw ... 292892161/

[Vilhelm550]

"Archers. And one cameraman." Love it. I want to see the vid from that viewpoint.