... Yes, but only in England. 793 being the raid on Lindisfarne and 1066 being the defeat of Harald Hardrada at Stamford Bridge. It varies elsewhere. Ian Ian...
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Ian Carlisle
ICarlisle.Artefact_Re...
Apr 1, 1999 2:08 pm
... Wouldn't it tend to rot your feet as well? You'd have to have it in there a long time before it began decomposing, which means you'd have cold, wet feet...
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Ian Carlisle
ICarlisle.Artefact_Re...
Apr 1, 1999 2:08 pm
... The lasting margin is literally the margin between the stitch holes and the edge of the leather. Medieval ones are typically 3-4mm on the sole. Ian Ian...
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Ian Carlisle
ICarlisle.Artefact_Re...
Apr 1, 1999 2:08 pm
... Unless the awl pulls through the leather with such force that you stab yourself in the head ;-) ... Now you're confusing me. "The seam between the vamp and...
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I. Marc Carlson
LIB_IMC@...
Apr 1, 1999 6:12 pm
<Ian Carlisle <ICarlisle.Artefact_Research.YAT@...>> ... Don't ask me, I use wool felt :) I think it may be that the grass (/hay/straw) may...
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I. Marc Carlson
LIB_IMC@...
Apr 1, 1999 6:26 pm
<Ian Carlisle <ICarlisle.Artefact_Research.YAT@...>> ... I think it was St. Anianus who was mauled in a horrible Awling accident while ...
1060
jamesahowell@...
Apr 1, 1999 7:39 pm
... wet, which ... to rot, ... the ... whatnot) ... wool ... Not in my experience, but having done MTA a number of times, as well as some other nasty, cold...
1061
lib_imc@...
Apr 3, 1999 5:34 am
I am going on vacation for the next week or so. If people want to reach me, I will be checking my mail intermittantly, so please don't think I am ignoring ...
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rmhowe
magnusm@...
Apr 4, 1999 3:19 am
... In the Wool article in National Geographic about 10 years ago it was stated that when wool gets wet it generates heat. This is true whether it is a ger...
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Robert L Brunnemer
hugewheels@...
Apr 4, 1999 7:17 am
For the movie Braveheart (which as a movie goes I think was good even if it wasn't entirely correct) I read at this one website called the true history of...
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Gregory Stapleton
gregsta@...
Apr 6, 1999 12:53 pm
It's an eerie that has descended upon the list. :) So, here's some stats: We've been in existence about a month now. In the Month of March, we posted an...
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Gregory Stapleton
gregsta@...
Apr 6, 1999 3:24 pm
That was supposed to read: It's an eerie quiet that has descended upon the list. :) Gregory ... eGroup home: http://www.eGroups.com/list/medieval-leather Free...
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Talon Graymane
graymane@...
Apr 6, 1999 3:35 pm
... Yes, it is! Here in Calif. we have a war coming up this weekend. But not everyone is from here. Do you know of any of our net-friends that live in or near...
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Terry L. Neill
t_neill@...
Apr 6, 1999 3:48 pm
Between finishing the Viking Bed, getting ready for Marching Through Time (if you're near Glen Dale, MD come and see us!) and the Longship Schedule, I barely...
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Gale Langseth
tempest@...
Apr 6, 1999 3:54 pm
... Out of curisoity, where did you find plans for the Viking bed? Gale (Sigridh Oddsdottir) tempest@... * http://vger.rutgers.edu/~tempest "Dynamite is...
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EJB
lapdcop5150@...
Apr 6, 1999 4:34 pm
I think most of us on the list would be interested in seeing this photograph. Can you possibly scan it? Or maybe send it to someone (like myself) who can...
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Terry L. Neill
t_neill@...
Apr 6, 1999 5:17 pm
Gail asked ... James Howell, who's on this list and does a multitude of Cool Viking Stuff, organized a Viking Bed Making Workshop two weekends ago. He got the...
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rmhowe
magnusm@...
Apr 6, 1999 5:20 pm
... Marc is on vacation. Nobody's poked Ian for a while. ... I seem to remember a picture of Alligator Armor found in Egypt I think. I believe it was in an...
1072
viking@...
Apr 6, 1999 6:20 pm
It is important to also recognize that modern Russian scholarship vehemently denies that the origins of the Rus state arises from Swedish Vikings at all. My...
1073
jamesahowell@...
Apr 7, 1999 4:07 am
... bed? ... Sorry, but I can only take partial credit. While I've organized and promoted our A & S workshop schedule, Vernon Willet actually did the vast...
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Alderton, Philippa
phlip@...
Apr 7, 1999 4:16 am
You wanted cool viking stuff, and leather..... ;-) Lutefisk and Yams by THL Ulf Gunnarsson Hark and ware, oh Warrior! Weird of Swen now hear you. How good Lars...
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Melanie Wilson
MelanieWilson@...
Apr 7, 1999 6:34 am
For those interested I can now get copies of the 'The Shoe and Boot Designing Manual as previously mentioned. The price is 38.60 British pounds (1pound =...
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Susan Fox-Davis
selene@...
Apr 7, 1999 4:40 pm
... used the ... You're not putting those nasty compost-heaps in MY shoe closet, fella! I prefer socks and/or =dry= lining thanks. ... Oh I suppose not, but...
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Susan Fox-Davis
selene@...
Apr 7, 1999 4:52 pm
... Maybe so, maybe no. We've got authentic English =weather= pouring down, and the outlook for weekend war weather is not good. [To our non-SCA folk:...
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Talon Graymane
graymane@...
Apr 7, 1999 6:03 pm
... enjoy it and I'm also sure it'll spark much "conversation". As I will be at the war this weekend, possibly doing the backstroke accross the battlefield,...
1079
KiltedWarrior@...
Apr 7, 1999 9:00 pm
I too am interested in seeing this armor. SMML ... eGroup home: http://www.eGroups.com/list/medieval-leather Free Web-based e-mail groups by eGroups.com...
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Chuck Graves
Chuck.Graves@...
Apr 7, 1999 11:55 pm
Greetings, ... Now, it's MASTER Ulf Gunnarsson. Tadhg ... eGroup home: http://www.eGroups.com/list/medieval-leather Free Web-based e-mail groups by eGroups.com...
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Chuck Graves
Chuck.Graves@...
Apr 7, 1999 11:56 pm
Greetings, I would like to get a copy of the book, _Black Jacks and Leather Bottells_. Marc mentioned a web site but I couldn't find information on prices for...
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Gregory Stapleton
gregsta@...
Apr 8, 1999 12:05 am
... _Knives and Scabbards: Medieval Finds from London_, The Museum of London Try Oxbow Books and then in the US the David Brown Book Co. to order from, go to...
