How to Mount a Horse in Armor and Other Chivalric Problems
A bit long, but nevertheless a great lecture.
The Company of Saynt George mentioned a few times there are, like, teh awesome. Just check out their gallery if you don't believe me. Medieval / renaissance re-enactment on that level is only beginning in here, as the whole scene is only about 15 years old and it's only in recent years us ordinary people have had any access to proper information, and the scene has grown large enough for people to find their livelihood in producing replicas for sale (yeah, none of the shops are Finnish,our local dealers are still operating on a level where it's sensible to put up a table at events and deal in cash only).
I went into a grand sulk when found out too late that some of the North European Symposium for Archaeological Textiles lectures had been streamed online (why oh why can't they be podcasted anywhere?), and when I am all grown up and have money I'll buy the books. What we had when I was starting this hobby (13 years ago. I'm just as shocked as you, trust me on this) was some shady books on the history of fashion and the somewhat idealistic reproductions of the 10th and 11th Century clothes made in the 1940s - curiously the mistress of an enoromously rich house in the early medieval period dressed herself like the lovely country girl from the cereal ad.
See the resemblance?
The bronze spiral wristbands seem to be missing for some reason. I want that dress and the bling like Gollum wanted the Ring.
The lecturer in the video keeps bringing up the flexibility of the armor, but it wasn't just the armorers who were clever. For evidence the pourpoint of Charles de Blois, sporting the absolutely ingenious grande assiette-sleeves which make both tight-fitting sleeves and full mobility of the arms possible. They fit niftily under the armor and are highly fashionable for both sexes as well. See Queen Margareta's famed golden gown.
What prompted this pointless ramble, you might ask (assuming that someone actually made it through all the way to the end, of course). Well, I've been playing Tetris with furniture all day and needed a break. De-cluttering has been the word of the day. I've gone through the living room which contains the horror that is the bookcase, the kitchen and the bedroom (and the wardrobe - abandon all hope all ye who enter) are still waiting...
Also, I have until Thursday to finish my 14th Century dress (Loosely based on this and this garment found in Greenland), which is still lacking sleeves. If I can't, I have to go to a medieval market in 16th Century outfit, which, despite the fact that some argue that the 16th Century was still very much the Middle Ages in here, just won't do.
Click to viewThe Company of Saynt George mentioned a few times there are, like, teh awesome. Just check out their gallery if you don't believe me. Medieval / renaissance re-enactment on that level is only beginning in here, as the whole scene is only about 15 years old and it's only in recent years us ordinary people have had any access to proper information, and the scene has grown large enough for people to find their livelihood in producing replicas for sale (yeah, none of the shops are Finnish,our local dealers are still operating on a level where it's sensible to put up a table at events and deal in cash only).
I went into a grand sulk when found out too late that some of the North European Symposium for Archaeological Textiles lectures had been streamed online (why oh why can't they be podcasted anywhere?), and when I am all grown up and have money I'll buy the books. What we had when I was starting this hobby (13 years ago. I'm just as shocked as you, trust me on this) was some shady books on the history of fashion and the somewhat idealistic reproductions of the 10th and 11th Century clothes made in the 1940s - curiously the mistress of an enoromously rich house in the early medieval period dressed herself like the lovely country girl from the cereal ad.
See the resemblance?
The bronze spiral wristbands seem to be missing for some reason. I want that dress and the bling like Gollum wanted the Ring.
The lecturer in the video keeps bringing up the flexibility of the armor, but it wasn't just the armorers who were clever. For evidence the pourpoint of Charles de Blois, sporting the absolutely ingenious grande assiette-sleeves which make both tight-fitting sleeves and full mobility of the arms possible. They fit niftily under the armor and are highly fashionable for both sexes as well. See Queen Margareta's famed golden gown.
What prompted this pointless ramble, you might ask (assuming that someone actually made it through all the way to the end, of course). Well, I've been playing Tetris with furniture all day and needed a break. De-cluttering has been the word of the day. I've gone through the living room which contains the horror that is the bookcase, the kitchen and the bedroom (and the wardrobe - abandon all hope all ye who enter) are still waiting...
Also, I have until Thursday to finish my 14th Century dress (Loosely based on this and this garment found in Greenland), which is still lacking sleeves. If I can't, I have to go to a medieval market in 16th Century outfit, which, despite the fact that some argue that the 16th Century was still very much the Middle Ages in here, just won't do.