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Main => The Armoury => Topic started by: Sir Wolf on 2011-06-23, 01:08:07
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Wolf
one of the 30 Rangers of Dunedain that helped Aragorn.
So I got to thinking about this kit. I looked thru my gear and pulled this together. What do you think? Sorry about the picture quality, I was the only one home and I've never used the 10 second timer and tripod before. No, there is no armour worn here. Missing is my bow and arrows. The only thing that I would like to add is a Potomac Leather Company leather hood w/ mantle to match my leather jerkin.
Here is what I am wearing:
Wool Cloak with hood
Leather Jerkin
Linen Surcoat
Cotton Shirt
Leather Bracers
Leather Gauntlets
Leather belt
2 Pouches
Sword w/ Leather Sword Belt
Dagger
Cotton Pants
Moc Boots
here is the direct link to the folder with the larger pictures for close ups: http://s596.photobucket.com/albums/tt47/reenactthis/Dunedain/ (http://s596.photobucket.com/albums/tt47/reenactthis/Dunedain/)
(http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt47/reenactthis/Dunedain/DSCN3957.jpg)
(http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt47/reenactthis/Dunedain/DSCN3956.jpg)
(http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt47/reenactthis/Dunedain/DSCN3955.jpg)
(http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt47/reenactthis/Dunedain/DSCN3954.jpg)
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Lookin' good, Ranger! 22 faces and counting...
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Very nice. Makes me want to throw one together.
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NICE, makes me want to pull one together as well, kinda already have the stuff for it as well, just not in black.
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Sir Wolf: Awesome!
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You're killin me, Sir Wolf...stop teasing! But I like it...nicely done.
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Very nice! Now I feel like you need a crossbow or longbow to go with it. :)
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...The only thing that I would like to add is a Potomac Leather Company leather hood w/ mantle to match my leather jerkin...
Griffin Works Leather have hoods w/ mantles like the one I wear with my 'lite' armor kit. They are at least $100.00 cheaper. He doesn't have them listed in his online store but if you send him an e-mail you could probably get what you want. ;)
http://www.griffinworksleather.com/scripts/default.asp (http://www.griffinworksleather.com/scripts/default.asp)
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cool thanks. never heard of them. I really can't afford stuff for small kits like these. If I can find some black deer skin I could possibly make it. but thank you!
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If I can find some black deer skin I could possibly make it.
Maybe you'll get lucky again this Thanksgiving!
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I like it. I'm going to truly embarrass myself and say I don't know what it's based off of, though.
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Gasp! It's LOTR
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Lady Olvia's Traveling Review?
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Sir Wolf: That Kit is simply SICK! I love it!
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i sorta made the Lord of the Ring kit as one of the Dunedain, one of the 30 Ranger men that helped Aragorn. It's not in the movie as the story line would have confused people with all of the extra stuff.
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I like it. I'm going to truly embarrass myself and say I don't know what it's based off of, though.
Sir James...you've never read Lord of the Rings? I thought you'd at least catch the Dunedain reference...but not if you never read the books. ;)
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i sorta made the Lord of the Ring kit as one of the Dunedain, one of the 30 Ranger men that helped Aragorn. It's not in the movie as the story line would have confused people with all of the extra stuff.
I like it. I'm going to truly embarrass myself and say I don't know what it's based off of, though.
Sir James...you've never read Lord of the Rings? I thought you'd at least catch the Dunedain reference...but not if you never read the books. ;)
Ah, yep, there's my disconnect. I saw the movies (and played the video game), but never read the books. I recognized Aragorn's name of course, and thought maybe he's got a spin-off book somewhere (like The Hobbit - which I haven't read either) and thought that's what this might be from.
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hehehe its ok, i had forgotten about them till i was reading on a larp board somewheres and did some thinking hehe
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The Hobbit actually predates the Trilogy by about 17 years or so...when he began writing about the One Ring, it wasn't until later that he made the correlation between it and the magic ring Bilbo 'found' in Gollum's cave.
Anyhow, the Rangers are known as Dunedain, or Men of the West; Aragorn and his people are special in that they are the direct lineal descendants of the Numenoreans, or First Men as they are also known. In a word, their bloodline is pure and unbroken from father to son over a span of thousands of years. A singular form is 'Dunadan' or 'Man of the West'.
I also read most of the companion research novels that were written by Tolkien and/or his grandson, Christopher...a wealth of information is contained in 12 volumes known as the History of Middle Earth. Given the Trilogy, the Hobbit, these volumes and others such as the Silmarillion (which reads much like the Bible in certain aspects) and you can almost understand how these words still carry so much weight nearly a hundred years after they were first imagined.
The movies were great, but they left a lot out and changed a few points...to no detriment of the film itself but there's so much more to the source material. Not for everyone as it was mentioned in another thread about the pacing of the novels...they do go into detail and I know there are some out there who would have difficulty following along when some of the more expository chapters are in play.
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As I said before, Wolf, it's a great kit. You mentioned on our board that you think it could use some more greens and brows, but I, personally, for starter, would consider throwing some chain maille in there, since I know you already have it available. Tolkien never wrote about plate armour aside from Helms and a mention of greaves, but Chain Maille was the most prevalent form of armour in Middle-Earth, so that'd be completely appropriate.