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Rod Walker
Location: NSW, Australia. Joined: 05 Feb 2004
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 Posted: Sat 19 Nov, 2005 8:52 pm Post subject: The Albion Duke in its natural habitat. |
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France C 1340. Ranulf de Sainte-Croix, knight, prepares in his modest encampment for the days tournament.
Cleaning his sword of war (Albion Duke). Leaning against the trestle table is my blunt tournament sword (Peter Lyon blade).
Cheers
Rod
Jouster
www.jousting.com.au
"Come! Let us lay a lance in rest,
And tilt at windmills under a wild sky!
For who would live so petty and unblessed
That dare not tilt at something, ere he die?"
--Errantry, John Galsworthy
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Rod Walker
Location: NSW, Australia. Joined: 05 Feb 2004
Posts: 230
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| Posted: Sat 19 Nov, 2005 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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Equipment for the days sport.
A wine before mounting up 
Cheers
Rod
Jouster
www.jousting.com.au
"Come! Let us lay a lance in rest,
And tilt at windmills under a wild sky!
For who would live so petty and unblessed
That dare not tilt at something, ere he die?"
--Errantry, John Galsworthy
Last edited by Rod Walker on Sat 19 Nov, 2005 10:08 pm; edited 1 time in total
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Rod Walker
Location: NSW, Australia. Joined: 05 Feb 2004
Posts: 230
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| Posted: Sat 19 Nov, 2005 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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Checking his destrier for the days sport.
Cheers
Rod
Jouster
www.jousting.com.au
"Come! Let us lay a lance in rest,
And tilt at windmills under a wild sky!
For who would live so petty and unblessed
That dare not tilt at something, ere he die?"
--Errantry, John Galsworthy
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Patrick Kelly
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| Posted: Sat 19 Nov, 2005 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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Great looking gear Rod!
Man I need a horse. 
"In valor there is hope.".................. Tacitus
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D. Rosen
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Wow! Fantastic kit! I love the helm...One of these days, I need to figure out how to contruct a crest for a cheap sugar loaf helm I picked up.
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Carl Goff
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Man, that's impressive. Living History event, I presume?
Oh, East of sands and sunlit gulf, your blood is thin, your gods are few;
You could not break the Northern wolf and now the wolf has turned on you.
The fires that light the coasts of Spain fling shadows on the Eastern strand.
Master, your slave has come again with torch and axe in his right hand!
-Robert E. Howard
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Rod Walker
Location: NSW, Australia. Joined: 05 Feb 2004
Posts: 230
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| Posted: Sat 19 Nov, 2005 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks guys.
| Quote: | | Living History event, I presume? |
Actually it is my back yard I have just purchased the chairs and was keen to see how they looked with all my other gear and it just sort of snowballed
I have not done a living history event in years due to being so preoccupied with jousting as sport. I miss re-enactment and am getting back into it. This is one of my favourite periods so I am putting it back together.
I have also ordered a new 15thC gothic harness and have formed a late 15thC company at war as well as a brotherhood at tournament to combine the jousting with re-enactment/living history to give it more depth.
Cheers
Rod
Jouster
www.jousting.com.au
"Come! Let us lay a lance in rest,
And tilt at windmills under a wild sky!
For who would live so petty and unblessed
That dare not tilt at something, ere he die?"
--Errantry, John Galsworthy
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Jean Thibodeau
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Very impressive: Words fail for once! And to prove it .................... 
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
Last edited by Jean Thibodeau on Sun 20 Nov, 2005 1:32 am; edited 1 time in total
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Jonathon Janusz
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Very cool, Rod. Hope to see you stateside again sometime soon 
I don't suppose I could trouble you for some detail pics of your hauberk - I remember you saying you used an expanding yoke for the shoulders and I would like to see how/where the arms and torso were attached. I know it takes a lot of adjustments that are variable to the body of the wearer, but seeing the details of a completed piece just helps grasp the whole concept.
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Rod Walker
Location: NSW, Australia. Joined: 05 Feb 2004
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| Jonathon Janusz wrote: | Very cool, Rod. Hope to see you stateside again sometime soon
I don't suppose I could trouble you for some detail pics of your hauberk - I remember you saying you used an expanding yoke for the shoulders and I would like to see how/where the arms and torso were attached. I know it takes a lot of adjustments that are variable to the body of the wearer, but seeing the details of a completed piece just helps grasp the whole concept. |
Sure, no probs. I'll take some pics during the week and post them. It was an absolute nightmare to get right though. I have since thought of another way to do it that gives the same result but is nowhere near the trouble. The only thing is you will have 'seams' as it is built using triangular gussets. I was going to contact Erik Schmidt and Steve Sheldon to ask if mail built with 'seams' is within the realm of authentic.
Cheers
Rod
Jouster
www.jousting.com.au
"Come! Let us lay a lance in rest,
And tilt at windmills under a wild sky!
For who would live so petty and unblessed
That dare not tilt at something, ere he die?"
--Errantry, John Galsworthy
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Steve Grisetti
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Thanks for the photos, Rod. The whole arrangement looks wonderful.
"...dismount thy tuck, be yare in thy preparation, for thy assailant is quick, skilful, and deadly."
- Sir Toby Belch
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B. Stark
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Hey, nice to see the Duke with a period appropriate kit. Alas, I doubt I'll ever get a kit like that to go with my Duke. 
"Wyrd bi∂ ful aræd"
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Chad Arnow
myArmoury Team
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Rod,
It's nice to see someone actually using ailettes. What are yours made from?
ChadA
http://chadarnow.com/
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Rod Walker
Location: NSW, Australia. Joined: 05 Feb 2004
Posts: 230
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| Posted: Sun 20 Nov, 2005 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Chad Arnow wrote: | Rod,
It's nice to see someone actually using ailettes. What are yours made from? |
Mine are thin wood covered in cloth glued over them. They have very limited defensive capabilities, but they have stopped the odd cut to the upper arm/lower shoulder from doing any damage.
Cheers
Rod
Jouster
www.jousting.com.au
"Come! Let us lay a lance in rest,
And tilt at windmills under a wild sky!
For who would live so petty and unblessed
That dare not tilt at something, ere he die?"
--Errantry, John Galsworthy
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Joe Fults
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An enjoyable series of photos.
Are there any of the day's sport?
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Jonathon Janusz
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Regarding seams and authenticity, I have two pieces of info. First, from my researches (including some statements by the men you mention), seams in a mail garment appear to be the rule rather than the exception in existing pieces. Second, as documentable evidence for the yoke-top hauberk is limited to illustrations (no surviving physical examples, if memory serves) I don't think you would be too far out of line gussetting the armpits. If it improves how the piece moves (and your overall safety as a result), I say go for it, especially because you use your equipment for protection as much as appearance.
Thanks again and hope this helps
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Patrick Kelly
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Jonathon is correct. Mail garments were made much like fabric ones. My recent work has shown me that a hauberk is much more than a tube with sleeves. A period piece of mail would have had whatever seams required to achieve the desired fit, and it was accomplished in any number of ways.
"In valor there is hope.".................. Tacitus
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Lloyd Clark
Location: Beaver Dam, WI Joined: 08 Sep 2004
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Just, bloody, great! Now, thanks to my Kithound of a brother, I have to get an entirely NEW early 14th century kit just to keep up!
Will the madness never cease!!!!!!
Actually, if any of you know Rod personally, both he and his wife, Mish, have the most exceptional kits in a variety of historical periods. I just don't know how their house holds it all .
By the way, Brother, which horse is that?
But, great looking kit as always (and, as almost all of the sales are going through for lances and my "old" kit, I will be able to get my beloved Duke back shortly! - Russ, be looking for a money order and put me down on your que twice!)
Cheers,
Lloyd Clark
2000 World Jousting Champion
2004 World Jousting Bronze Medalist
Swordmaster
Super Proud Husband and Father!
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