The Armour Archive

Men who -on the field- truly look like medieval knights, they act like medieval knights, dress like medieval knights, know history well, fight like knights and struggle to think like knights.

Sir Rhys of Harlech
Sir Nigel MacFarlane
Sir Robert de Woodsende
Sir Kieran Macleod
Sir Brian Thornbird
Sir Thorvald the Golden

Feel free to finish my list...

Not sure if he qualifies to you, but to me I would add.

Count Sir Henri de Artois.

I hope I didn't miss spell his name to badly.

Thorstenn.

Um...

You

Duke Konrad von Krixen

HG Duke Finvaar de Tahe (sp?)

HG Duke Eliahu

Vitus von Atzinger wrote:Men who -on the field- truly look like medieval knights, they act like medieval knights, dress like medieval knights, know history well, fight like knights and struggle to think like knights.

Sir Rhys of Harlech
Sir Nigel MacFarlane
Sir Robert de Woodsende
Sir Kieran Macleod
Sir Brian Thornbird
Sir Thorvald the Golden

Feel free to finish my list...

Can't believe you forgot
Sir Johannes
Count Roderick

I'd say no one I know thinks more like a medieval knight than Johannes.

JP

Sir Hrothgar of Farley. He makes me feel as though I'm a LARPer living in my mother's basement and playing with plastic shields and freon-can helms.

One of the founders of St. Michael, he showed up at our first event dressed in a silk cotte with buttons cast to match his badge, with a hand-cast plaque belt set with jewels, a great helm over a bascinet, full plate legs with closed greaves (over hand-made turn shoes), a Churburg-style breasplate, and 3/4 Italian vambraces. His clothing was all hand sewn (by himself) and he wore a correct shirt, breeches and chausses under his armor. His crest was stuffed with candy that looked like gold coins and jewels, and he arranged it so that in his first fight it would be shattered by his opponent in such a way as to cascade gold and jewels over the gallery. He had hand-cast spurs. His god-damned mustache hung over his god-damned aventail like the god-damned Black Prince.

And folks, this was around 12 years ago.

...there were giants then who walked among us...

Men who -on the field- truly look like medieval knights, they act like medieval knights, dress like medieval knights, know history well, fight like knights and struggle to think like knights.

For similar, although obviously different, reasons (fighters only) ...

Count Raito (Northshield)
Sir Ogami (AEthelmarc)
Sir Tomoyuki (Atlantia)
Sir Koredono (AEthelmarc)
Sir Yoshi (Calontir)
Sir Sato (Calontir)
Sir Akira (Outlands)
Nissan Maxima (Midrealm)
Date Yukiie (AEthelmarc)
Minamoto Saiaiko (AEthelmarc)

Sir Tadashi (Outlands, deceased)

Some I've met on line, some in the flesh.
Some I've fought with; some I've fought against.
All have contributed to my game; all have had something to teach me.
(usually more than one thing )

And Clan Yama Kaminari has managed to capture enough mythological Japanese feel so that I, a stranger to most of them, was able to walk in and feel right at home.

Sir Maximillian von Brandenburg Crown Prince of Drachenwald!

the man oozes chivalry and is always in the Dream.

Jean Paul de Sens wrote:

Vitus von Atzinger wrote:Men who -on the field- truly look like medieval knights, they act like medieval knights, dress like medieval knights, know history well, fight like knights and struggle to think like knights.

Sir Rhys of Harlech
Sir Nigel MacFarlane
Sir Robert de Woodsende
Sir Kieran Macleod
Sir Brian Thornbird
Sir Thorvald the Golden

Feel free to finish my list...

Can't believe you forgot
Sir Johannes
Count Roderick

I'd say no one I know thinks more like a medieval knight than Johannes.

JP

Thanks for saying that!

I didn't forget...I wanted somebody else to think about it.

SyrRhys wrote:Sir Hrothgar of Farley. He makes me feel as though I'm a LARPer living in my mother's basement and playing with plastic shields and freon-can helms.

One of the founders of St. Michael, he showed up at our first event dressed in a silk cotte with buttons cast to match his badge, with a hand-cast plaque belt set with jewels, a great helm over a bascinet, full plate legs with closed greaves (over hand-made turn shoes), a Churburg-style breasplate, and 3/4 Italian vambraces. His clothing was all hand sewn (by himself) and he wore a correct shirt, breeches and chausses under his armor. His crest was stuffed with candy that looked like gold coins and jewels, and he arranged it so that in his first fight it would be shattered by his opponent in such a way as to cascade gold and jewels over the gallery. He had hand-cast spurs. His god-damned mustache hung over his god-damned aventail like the god-damned Black Prince.

And folks, this was around 12 years ago.

...there were giants then who walked among us...

chuckle.. that old Marklander?

But you're right, Hrothgar was out there at the front.

Gavin

What happened to him? Where is he? I would like to correspond with him.

There are so many that would fill several of those categories, but for the total package, just a couple more that leap to mind:

HE Semjaka
Duke Garrick
HG Martino
Duke Eringlin

Otagiri wrote: Sir Tomoyuki (Atlantia)

Ummm....who? Is this a recent transplant? Maybe you have the wrong kingdom?


(This isn't directed at Otagiri at all) I think it is telling that alot of folks have mentioned knights from thier own kingdoms. So in that vein:

Earl Daffydd ap Gwystel, Knight, OL, OP.

This is pretty funny V, I almost started this exact thread yesterday....I am getting soft.

BdeB wrote:

Otagiri wrote: Sir Tomoyuki (Atlantia)

Ummm....who? Is this a recent transplant? Maybe you have the wrong kingdom?

Bryce, that's Baron Marc d'Aubigny of Sacred Stone.

HG Armand de Sevigny, KSCA, OP (not that I'm biased or anything)
HG John ap Gwyndaf of Holdingford, KSCA, OL
HG Guillaume de la Belgique, KSCA, OP
Sir Helgi Hraefenfaedhir

Vitus von Atzinger wrote:What happened to him? Where is he? I would like to correspond with him.

He finished his PhD in chemistry, then went to Yale for his post-Doc, and now he teaches chemistry at a university in upstate NY. I don't think he's been to an SCA event in years. Now he lives for science.

The two that leap to mind for me (besides a couple already mentioned) are not from my own kingdom.

Sir Benin (One of the great moralists of modern Knighthood)

Duke Llewellyn (for grace and medieval presence on the field.)

Both from Trimaris.

I wonder if I should bust Otagiri's bubble with accounts of how poorly I really do, compared to how I'd like to do? Nah...

Anyway, I'd put Count Valerius Paencalvus up there. He's always had the vision of what he wanted to portray, well before any of us up here had that.

SyrRhys wrote:

Vitus von Atzinger wrote:What happened to him? Where is he? I would like to correspond with him.

He finished his PhD in chemistry, then went to Yale for his post-Doc, and now he teaches chemistry at a university in upstate NY. I don't think he's been to an SCA event in years. Now he lives for science.

May I beg the name of the University? It is always a pleasure to speak with those who breathe Chivalry.

Both a bastions of Chivalry, unfortunately both are mostly inactive.


Duke Llewellyn is my Grand Knight I was very happy he came to my Knighting, just wish he was around more.

And Earl Benin, is starting to play a little bit more . His counsel is worth its weight in gold.


Thorstenn.

Johannes wrote:The two that leap to mind for me (besides a couple already mentioned) are not from my own kingdom.

Sir Benin (One of the great moralists of modern Knighthood)

Duke Llewellyn (for grace and medieval presence on the field.)

Both from Trimaris.

Joachim wrote:

SyrRhys wrote:

Vitus von Atzinger wrote:What happened to him? Where is he? I would like to correspond with him.

He finished his PhD in chemistry, then went to Yale for his post-Doc, and now he teaches chemistry at a university in upstate NY. I don't think he's been to an SCA event in years. Now he lives for science.

May I beg the name of the University? It is always a pleasure to speak with those who breathe Chivalry.

I'm sorry, but I've forgotten. He and I fell out of touch some years ago, unfortunately. His wife was going to medical school and his life just got very complicated.

I should warn you, however: his ideas of chivalry, like mine, are less of the "grab your chain and sigh about the dream" and more about the harsh, violent chivalry of the real middle ages.

I'll never forget the time he was challenged in a passage of arms to fight with pole arms by someone who considered himself an expert in that form and considered Horothgar a pure sword & shield fighter. He teased him a little bit about it and Hrothgar looked right at him and said "I'm a warrior: I'll kill you with a spoon" and proceeded to wipe the field with the guy using a pole arm. There was a cold hardness in Hrothgar that I've always admired.

Kilkenny wrote:chuckle.. that old Marklander?

But you're right, Hrothgar was out there at the front.

LOL! Gavin, there are many of us who wouldn't care to have our earliest beginnings examined too closely in light of who we've tried to become.

I'll never forget the time he was challenged in a passage of arms to fight with pole arms by someone who considered himself an expert in that form and considered Horothgar a pure sword & shield fighter. He teased him a little bit about it and Hrothgar looked right at him and said "I'm a warrior: I'll kill you with a spoon" and proceeded to wipe the field with the guy using a pole arm. There was a cold hardness in Hrothgar that I've always admired.

My hero.....

I should warn you, however: his ideas of chivalry, like mine, are less of the "grab your chain and sigh about the dream" and more about the harsh, violent chivalry of the real middle ages.

My even bigger hero.....

SyrRhys wrote:
I'm sorry, but I've forgotten. He and I fell out of touch some years ago, unfortunately. His wife was going to medical school and his life just got very complicated.

I should warn you, however: his ideas of chivalry, like mine, are less of the "grab your chain and sigh about the dream" and more about the harsh, violent chivalry of the real middle ages.

I'll never forget the time he was challenged in a passage of arms to fight with pole arms by someone who considered himself an expert in that form and considered Horothgar a pure sword & shield fighter. He teased him a little bit about it and Hrothgar looked right at him and said "I'm a warrior: I'll kill you with a spoon" and proceeded to wipe the field with the guy using a pole arm. There was a cold hardness in Hrothgar that I've always admired.

That is too bad. It even sounds like he is in my area. Med schools and tech schools abound. His described qualities make me hunger more for a few conversations. Such is life...

Thanks anyways,

Joachim

Benin was the first King I ever witnessed. He was superb and is still one of my SCA heroes.

Llywelyn was my Knight and is my friend. He enjoys life like he played in the SCA, all out. I love that guy. I am wearing his throw away rig and I am trying to get (steal) his 12th century rig.

Odo

Johannes wrote:The two that leap to mind for me (besides a couple already mentioned) are not from my own kingdom.

Sir Benin (One of the great moralists of modern Knighthood)

Duke Llewellyn (for grace and medieval presence on the field.)

Both from Trimaris.

Sir Polidore back in the day when the SCA was young..looked like the real deal striaight from a painting...

any list for Calontir should list
Hg Str Chrystofer Kensor
and
Syr Richard of Wolfwood

I have to add the knight my knight calls " The knight of my heart" Sir Morvran Corbet de la Flamme... or better known as Sir Corby.

WT

Duke Laurelen Darksbane - had the pleasure of meeting this fine knight 2 years back at pennsic, just sat there in awe of the tales he spun of the "old days"


Sir Marcus Von Westphal
although I havent seen him in ages, he was always inspiring.

Duke Ragnvalder Jonsson
always seems the epitomiy of style, patience and grace, watching this man fight is like watching others dance.

Sir Vitus Litold Von Atzinger when I was new to the society, Seemed like every event I could go to Sir V was there, always with an encouraging word, always willing to grab a newbie and give them pointers.
Thanks for that V, you inspired then and now.