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Reconstructed Knight's Face
Sir James A:
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--- Quote from: Lord Rodney on 2014-03-13, 02:26:22 ---This line did raise my blood pressure a bit (emphasis mine).
--- Quote ---'He was a very strong and fit nobleman, with the physique of a professional rugby player, who would have been trained since boyhood to handle heavy swords and other weapons and who would have spent a great deal of time on horseback.'
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What? They didn't weigh 20 lbs? :)
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If they weren't heavy enough they could never cut through 12" doors with steel braces, or cut through tanks with them. Something like that.
Sir William:
Almost looks like Sir Ian! lol
I find 'heavy' to be relative...to a 'daily mail reporter' 4lbs could be considered heavy. Early 14th C would have seen the bigger war swords on the field, so it wouldn't be off the wall. Of course, they probably meant 20 lbs...lol
Sir Douglas:
Always love forensic reconstruction of historic individuals. In a way, it's also a little spooky, especially the exceptionally life-like ones.
Also, leave it to us to immediately notice the "heavy sword" faux pas. ;D
Sir Nate:
--- Quote from: Sir William on 2014-03-13, 19:27:49 ---Almost looks like Sir Ian! lol
I find 'heavy' to be relative...to a 'daily mail reporter' 4lbs could be considered heavy. Early 14th C would have seen the bigger war swords on the field, so it wouldn't be off the wall. Of course, they probably meant 20 lbs...lol
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Fact: with the scabbard, the sword that was Excalibur in "Camelot" 1967 weighed in at 22 lbs.
Thorsteinn:
Wasn't this the same Knight who was killed with a Mace and they discovered his Knight status due to his back injury?
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