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Sir Gerard de Rodes:
The company that we mostly use here in the U.K. make a nice example too...
http://www.pasttents.com/tents/pre_medieval/saxon_tent

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Don Jorge:
What would be an appropriate tent for 14th century? Also how large would it have to be to hold all my armor a queen size bed and and maybe a chair or two?

Thorsteinn:
Sounds like you need to hit up Panther Primitives.

Don Jorge:
Yeah I still don't know what style would be appropriate

Ian:
By far the most common tent in the 14th century are round pavilions.  What's on the inside is a subject of debate.  There are 4 types of construction I can think of off the top of my head.  Hoop construction far and away looks the best and is easy to transport, but none of the big manufacturers make them, it would be custom.  Rope tension tents have just a center pole and then use weather lines and guy lines to keep the walls up.  Also very easy to transport and looks good when you've got the ropes set up well.  Then you have the spoke wheel setup.  Tons of wood and lots of stuff to transport but looks good when up.  Perimeter polls can also be used, but now you've got even more wood to haul around and they look kinda funky.

I've personally put up hoops, and rope tension round tents, and they're easy.  I own a square tent with perimeter polls, and I'd rather have a hoop or tension round than my square perimeter poll tent.

As far as size, most of the big tent manufacturers make each model in various sizes, so just pick the one with a foot print big enough for what you want to put in it, taking in to consideration whether or not the walls slope.

Some of the common tent makers are:

Panther Primitives
Midwest Tent
Tentsmiths

I have personal experience with Panther and Tentsmiths, both are great quality.

Examples:
Hoop construction and center pole:


Rope Tension only with just a center pole:


Spoke Tent:

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