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I Want To Be a 13th Century English Knight
Sir William:
Lord Rodney...lol - is it weird that I "heard" the voice as I read that?
I'm not quite at the threshold but I'm walking up to the door...thanks for the bit about the shield (and all the rest) Sir Ian. Would it be safe to say that there were no heaters in the Holy Land? That'll just mean I'll need a new shield for my Templar persona and will need to repaint the old one into something more appropriate. I do like that Dargen helm...well, the only one I've ever seen is the one done by Royal Oak Armoury; I'm assuming it is up to LH snuff?
Douglas, hard to tell whether those are supposed to be ailettes or not...I'd say no, only because they were heraldic in purpose so it wouldn't make sense to represent the backs of them, you know what I mean? Also, is it artistic license or was Trumpington's helm really big enough to almost encase his shoulders in it as well?
Thanks for all the good stuff guys, I'm stoked! I'm hoping to debut this project at MDRF; I don't think I'll be able to get it all together in time for VARF. Would love to, but I don't know...
And I just thought of something else; is there any evidence of blackened or darkened armor (other than rust) recorded during this period shortly before the 14th? I'd hate to go thru the trouble only to find its a 'mafia' thing. ;)
Oh and...do any of you have a suggestion as to which sword or sword type I should get?
Sir Brian:
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--- Quote from: Ian on 2014-02-07, 00:08:25 ---One thing I'm noticing on FRENCH effigies that I'm not noticing on English, is that the French are wearing those shoulder thingies, that really weren't armor, they seem to just display heraldy:
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Ailettes. :)
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I was under the impression the 'jury' was still out on them being just for show or real armor - i.e. precursors to spaulders? ???
Sir Edward:
--- Quote from: Sir William on 2014-02-07, 15:08:34 ---Oh and...do any of you have a suggestion as to which sword or sword type I should get?
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Oakeshott type XII, XIII, and XIV would all work for the period, I believe. You're just a hair early for a type XV, but not by much.
This would include Albions such as:
Single-hand: Knight, Sheriff, Yeoman, Sovereign
Longswords: Baron, Duke, Steward, Count
Sir William:
Isn't that odd- Albion does not have a type XIII in their line up. Well, what's not to love in that selection, right? They're swords, I'm partial to all of them. lol
The Sheriff, Yeoman or Sovereign would be best because either one of those could carry me into the 14th if/when I decide to go there...but part of the fun of moving on up through the ages is the necessity of a new sword, right?
So, Knight it is!
What about heraldry and heraldry colors? Will my current coat of arms be considered out of date or fashion by the 1290s?
Sir Edward:
The simplicity of your Heraldry is very good for earlier in the century, but I'd say you're fine. Inherited arms could still be fairly simple, though a lot of the newer arms would be just starting to get more complex. It didn't really explode until deeper in the 14th, just like the armor, so I think you're probably OK.
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