Hi Andreas! Do you have any photos or drawings of the spanning hooks from castle Madeln? I have seen a few drawings of hooks, but I'm not sure how authentic ...
Hey ho all, I was asked recently what a typical mercenary around 1300 (or more specifically Bannockburn in 1314) would be equipped with, and it occurred to me...
Hi, I've been trying to track down written sources for the use of straw as padding in gambesons/jacks and have hit the wall. There is no end of statements...
Hey Gunvor, Being that I am currently researching gambesons and acketons, I thought I would throw in my thoughts on the subject. Most references that I have...
While I am sitting here and thinking about this, I was thinking I might just do a small research project on the gambeson/aketon/haketon/haqueton and any other ...
Hi Collin, I'd suggest to have a look at Michael Prestwich' 'Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages; the English experience' (ISBN 0-300-078663-0). It seems to...
Hi Brian and the rest of the group. That sounds like a very good project to do. The Yahoo site offers plenty of opportunities to start it up. For starters,...
... Edward I came to Flanders in 1297 with a small contingent of knights, a few hundred soldiers and also quite a few Welsh bowmen. Most of the knights are...
Hello. Just as an introduction, I'm a living history enthusiast. My group is creating a siege camp depicting Berwick-upon-Tweed in Scotland circa 1318....
... A good starting point for further study in this field is "The Art of Warfare in Western Europe during the Middle Ages", J.F. Verbruggen, The Boydell Press...
Hello Joris, In the Internet-catalogue of the Rotterdam Library, I found a book with the same title and by the same author, but from 1977. This is a ...
Hi Kees, Via http://www.deremilitari.org/ one can find a book review of this book: http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m2082/3_61/55426829/p1/article.jhtml? term=...
A discussion on Armour Archive has surfaced again concerning the use of external scallops or "tabs" being used on 13th century heaumes. There is the surviving...
... That type of helmet was supposedly still used in our time frame. There is a picture of that statue in the Arms and Armour section of the Photo section on...
This message is probably interesting to this list. Henk __________________________________________________________ If we are talking about translations, excuse...
I am interesting. Could anybody help me with the construction of the heater shield. I would like to know exactly all layers from which it was made. And How to...
I would like to know what the difference in Cloak-Mantel and Cloak-Shap. And from which materials it was made? __________________________________ Do you...
... Since I'm noticing a resounding silence regarding your questions, I'd like to make a small suggestion -- now, I've found that most folks here are really...
If by Blio you mean the garment Bliaut - there is some question as towhat exactly it refers, but usually it is taken to mean the finely pleated or rucked gown...
Hello, I'm new too. One of the best sites for clothing is www.sca- garb.freeservers.com. It has links for various time periods and country/areas. Hope it's...
Dear Sir. I am just a men which interesting in the native history (chivalry, knighthood, time period) of my country - Belarus. That time, which i am...
Hello Oleg, Perhaps then it is best to concentrate on one aspect of that costume and start from there. You say you have information about costume of that...
Well. Some sources (in russian language) says that Bliaut was the popular suit in, practivully, all eastern europe during 12-13centuries. Some sources (in...
... And more to the point, it means different things to modern people, which is "why some sources write bliaut" while other sources use other terms. I frankly...
... Oh that's easy... It's this kinda lace teddy number.... :) ... Seriously, my inclination - speaking as a opinated know-it-all in this field and not much...
Well. After all this. What suit was typically for German knight for 12-13 centuries? Could i, like a knight, wear tunic-cotte-surcoat or tunic-Bliaut or just...
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