Medieval Reference Information page

[Sir Brian]

An interesting webpage I happened upon with some lesser known reference material. Although the information is not the best correlation but it is intriguing none the less! 
http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/medprice.htm#armor

[Sir Edward]

Very cool! It makes me want to get my hands on some period coin to keep with my kit.

[Sir Gerard de Rodes]

Sir Edward, I can make you some Edward I pennies.
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[Sir Brian]

Did you see the part about “Total Armor owned by a knight” was 16 pounds, 6 schillings and 8 pence around the year 1374 and in comparison to rent a merchant’s house for an entire year was 2 – 3 pounds? 

[Sir Gerard de Rodes]

Nice find Sir Brian.

Here`s a nice site for visual references;

http://www.larsdatter.com/

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[Sir Edward]

Sir Edward, I can make you some Edward I pennies.
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That would be cool!

[Sir Gerard de Rodes]

OK I will order me some more blanks and get to work. 
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[Sir Edward]

Are you stamping out replicas with a die? Or casting them? Let me know what I owe you.

[Sir Gerard de Rodes]

 They are Edward I long cross pennies, struck/stamped or hammered like the origionals, using a replica of the Cheshire mint obverse and reverse die set.

The first group I was with did C13th so I bought the die set for living history, and for the MOPS to have a go at striking their own coins (for a small fee of course lol). I was quite riterally making money hand over fist lol.
When I get too old for combat I am hoping to portray a moneyer, so I will eventually be getting more die sets for other periods and denominations for medieval coins.

I will see how much the blanks cost me and will let you have them at cost. I`m sure it will be much cheaper than buying off the net 

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[Sir Wolf]

aWESOME

[Sir Ulrich]

Oh wow maille was expensive... From what I heard it was the most sought after looted item on the battlefield.

[Sir William]

Sir Gerard, I'd like to get in on that if possible- and am willing to pay as well.  Sir Ulrich, it is such a labor-intensive garment that yes, very sought after because it was expensive.  One man, rolling out wire, clamping it shut then hammering the ends flat for riveting.  At least 20,000 rings in a good hauberk.  That took a long time to make...I couldn't imagine doing it myself.  lol

[Sir Patrick]

Let me tell you a little something about rivetted maille.  I started making some today, and after about five hours and ten VERY sore fingers, I've got exactly 145 flattened, UNPUNCHED, UNWOVEN rings.  I did manage to get seven 36 inch coils rolled, but only cut one of them up so I could practice my flattening technique.  Needless to say getting only 145 useable rings out of the 450 I cut, my flattening skills need a little work (though they were markedly better by the end).  So far, the experience has left me convinced of two things:  1. The cost of rivetted maille is completely justified, and 2. making it should be used as a punishment for convicts!

[Sir William]

Red...couldn't agree with you more on both counts.

[Sir Patrick]

BTW, tried piercing some of the rings I made yesterday.  I'm officially done trying to fabricate rivetted maille.