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Deeds of Arms and Other Matters Medieval and Otherwise

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Panzerhose

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I don't know if these still exist, but photos do. These were at the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum in Munich. You can click on the images fo...
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Friday, November 26, 2010

Thanksgiving 2010: Chaucer, the Aeneid, Zombies, and Fiore Banners on the March

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Geoffrey Chaucer blogs about the Aeneid and Zombyes and other mashups. For Ich have founde a newe maner of makynge the which deliteth me wy...
Wednesday, November 24, 2010

50 Best Blogs for Medieval History Geeks.

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Sadly, this blog is not on this list of 50 Best Blogs for Medieval History Geeks. Sniff. And now they've taken down that content, so I h...
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Laurin Tournament 1398

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An impressive European tournament recreation .
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Four Galleries of Armor Photos

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Roel Renmans ' Photostream: a great collection of photos of surviving armor and armor in painting and sculture, arranged chronologically...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

One Way to Attach a Scabbard to a Plaque Belt

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Here the scabbard is attached to a plaque belt by at least one short strap , shown here in close-up. Here's another example. I believe ...
Monday, November 22, 2010

History for Music Lovers

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Macedonia There's nothing like marching through Asia Minor with a sarissa to the beat of My Sharona . Hannibal Here Come the Huns A...

Thermite Thanksgiving

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No time to cook the thanksgiving turkey the conventional way?

Tintin Meets Lovecraft

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By Murray Groat Nyctalops!, as Captain Haddock would say.
Sunday, November 21, 2010

Gloves for Gauntlets

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Gauntlet of the Black Prince Churburg Gauntlets A closer view Yet another view Gauntlets of the Black Prince Another view Civilian Gloves: ...
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Will McLean
I’ve been involved in medieval recreation since 1975. I contributed to a manual for living history that later grew into the book Daily Life in Chaucer’s England, and have written and illustrated several articles on the medieval tournament. This blog is mostly a platform for my other writing about the Middle Ages, and whatever else moves me: other history, movies, SF, space exploration, contemporary politics and economics. You can find my livejournal feed at Willscommonplac
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