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More on 11th century scabbards
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 7:12 pm
by Glaukos the Athenian
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 8:08 pm
by bairdec
Okay, got a question here. How do you figure out where the loops holding the scabbard go so that the sword isn't flopping around at odd angles? Closer together will cause the scabbard to be more vertical, but most depictions seem to have the loops about a hands breadth apart. I was playing with a short scabbard (~12" long) for a sword, but when I had the loops a hands breadth apart the sword hung about 30deg from the horizontal and the whole setup felt really floppy.
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 8:26 pm
by Gerhard von Liebau
That's a real pretty scabbard. He's definitely got a lot of sources going his way on that, but I don't see any that are *definitely* designed like a frog. It's still all speculation. But the quality of the research he's done merits his trying to do that, methinks. Perhaps you've found your winner, Glaukos!
Oh, for artistic representations from this era, I highly suggest you buy David Nicolle's Arms & Armour of the Crusading Era 1050-13050. Well worth the while if you don't already have it.
-Gerhard