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First of all, how can you talk of a lurcher and not give us a picture? I haven't seen any depictions of collars for dogs or anything, however I'd think it'd be something simplistic. To me, I'd put the comfort of the dog first, instead of authenticity. Hell, I'd even walk the dog in a pink fluffy col...

So what happens if your horse bucks or gets spooked? And didn't that happen to someone at Kelmarsh, they walked right into the zone of don't go as horses are doing a final canter / gallop along the crowd line area.

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Thalion.

If the saddle is so awful for jumping, isn't there something you can do other than not jumping to lower the risks? That video is absolutely brilliant! He clearly isn't in his right mind to take on a horse like that haha. And is that a Hospitaller I see (Red field, white cross and looks to be in a Ca...

Hi, Well then, you are certainly the man to ask. I am a modern rider myself (dressage, jumps, etc etc) and I wonder what sort of style would they have used? As I've seen some depictions of knights (1066, 1257, 1450s) of them having completely straight legs, even when they don't have a high cantle on...

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Does the book contain much on the horses themselves?

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Thalion.

I can vouch for the of course proper technique of amputation, it really does work wonders to remove the current aliment from the body! It works....

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Brother of the Hospitallers, Thalion.

Hi, To stop it from falling over you make the feet more further apart, or longer. What I use is just flat feet spanning about 2ft in all four directions. Has anyone seen any evidence for any kind of authentic armour stand (I.e. Contemporary with the armour on it)? I've seen references to barrels, I'...

Hi, All the ones I've seen (via internet from vendors and re-enactments) are pretty basic, as all that I've seen change on them is their feet and type of wood. The essentials for an armour stand is height and shoulder width, I'd measure yourself as the harness would be fitted to you. The sort of siz...

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Right, if you want a historically accurate one, I suggest looking for some depictions of one in manuscripts around 1300-1500, however I have made one using modern methods and a homemade design, but in the end you don't see it anyway so it wouldn't matter that much.

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Thalion.

Hi,

Are you wanting to try and make it for an encampment or just for home?

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Thalion.

Hi all,

I'm looking for a new divider for my tent, and don't know any vendors who would sell canvas or heavy weight / canvas weight linen.

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Thalion.

Hi,

That's perfect, thank you very much!

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Thalion.

Hi all!

I'm wanting to create some pennons, banners, and various other heraldic displays. But unfortunately I can not find any proper sources for ones that would be used around 1250s, such as how to make them, common measurements, etc.. etc... Any help would be brilliant.

Thanks,
Thalion.

Hi, I don't re-enact a horseman, but I'm pretty sure they just use modern saddles. Anyhow, I think you'd need a strong material like leather for the girth as that's the thing that stops you (And saddle) from falling off. I wouldn't risk using something like linen or fabric such as that as it's not i...

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Thalion.

Hi!

It's great to see another Hospitaller on this forum! Ave Crux Alba! If you ever need to fact-check about the hospitallers (Or anything related to them, I specialise in 1100 - 1300) I'm your man!

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Thalion.

Hi, possibly a breach of copyright going on here? Not really, it's from their website, and I think it was designed as free source, I just paid for a physical form of it. Speaking of copyright, have you seen those rip-off booklets floating around TORM? I swear they contain the same information, and a...

Hi! And Welcome to the forums. All of your questions can be answered by one simple holy text of re-enactors called "The Tailor's Assistant", it covers all clothing from 1200 - 1500. [mod][link removed for legal reasons][/mod] (Somehow I found this in five seconds, why did I pay for it when I can jus...

Hi guys, This has probably been asked a million times before, but does anyone have any recommendations for reasonable 'off the shelf' swords? I'm toying with the idea of getting one for myself, but don't really have the money to commission something pretty from Binnsy or Heron etc. Of course I know...

Hi Brother Ranulf, Thalion, All of the rosary prayers developed over time, particularly in the case of the Ave Maria. The Paternoster itself looked like this in the 13th century: Pater Noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificétur nomen tuum, adveniat regnum tuum, fiat volúntas tua, sicut in caelo et in t...

Hi Brother Ranulf, Thalion, All of the rosary prayers developed over time, particularly in the case of the Ave Maria. The Paternoster itself looked like this in the 13th century: Pater Noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificétur nomen tuum, adveniat regnum tuum, fiat volúntas tua, sicut in caelo et in t...

Brother Ranulf.

Thanks, you're always very helpful. And I'll definitely be remembering that, and it's thankfully shorter than the modern one!

Kindest Regards,
Thalion.

Hi Brother Ranulf, I said the Latin Grace as it would have been said in the 12th century and the vicar later challenged me for not using the correct modern version . ' Am I correct in saying that it's: Pater noster, qui es in cœlis; sanctificatur nomen tuum: Adveniat regnum tuum; fiat voluntas tua, ...

Oh alright, thanks I don't know about wool too much so I'm sorry I couldn't tell you the proper names. Thanks anyway.

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Thalion.

My computers RAM just got fried, so sorry for the slow response, I've had to rig it which is never good. Anyway, what I mean is I don't want woven wool like: http://www.classhistory.co.uk/Herts%20Fabrics/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=37&product_id=248 But the type of wool I'm after look...

Yeah it's no problem I'm in the UK (Or should I be saying England now???) I'm just looking for an off white wool, non woven, 2m by 60 " so if you could give me a few contacts that'd be brilliant. As I've got a show in a few weeks.

Hi guys, I urgently need to find some cream / white wool as my split leg hose were trashed at kelmarsh and our usual place doesn't have any in stock. I've also tried herts but they've ran out too. Any help would be brilliant, thanks.

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Thalion.

Hi Brother Ranulf,

Thanks for the advice and I'll try and remember it.

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Thalion.

Brother Ranulf, Is there any specific books or links that go in depth in 13th C. Literacy? looked into the books you've listed and will buy at a later date. Sorry if they're already covered in the books as I haven't got them yet.And when I mentioned paper, I mean a general medium on which they write...

9mm Flat ring, 18 gauge, 50/50 riveted and solids.

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Thalion.