Reply to: Anyone know anything about medieval helmets?

[MayContainNuts]

They do all blur after a while - most of my twenties seem to be an alchohol fuelled haze interspersed with random people trying to punch, kick, stab, shoot or hurt me in other ways.

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That sounds like Clipheads contracting career!!!

[RasputinDude]

I do not think I have done Tatton - at least I cannot distincly remember it. After a while they blur together a little.

Come and do it next year, I'll buy you a pint.

They do all blur after a while - most of my twenties seem to be an alchohol fuelled haze interspersed with random people trying to punch, kick, stab, shoot or hurt me in other ways.

And that was just walking around Manchester ...

[d000hg]

Not really. I'm just curious how people deal with theirs.

You're asking how people handle their helmets? I thought you were happily married.

[MyUserName]

Tewkesbury usually conflicts with something else, so I've never actually made it there.

Tatton park I get to easily (well, being in Manchester, you'd hope so).

I have fought for pretty much everyone as it happens. I'd take exception to the Staffords not being 'God's Company though'

Any my exception is backed up with lots of weapons!

Pah - there is only one God's Company and that is God's Company of Tabor (TABOR!) - we fought the Staffords at Tewkesbury a few years ago, (I think Harley was 2ic at the time but maybe not) had a couple of score draws with the Buckinghams and then the Beauforts. Last year I had fun crashing through the Ormond (sp?) line at will.

I do not think I have done Tatton - at least I cannot distincly remember it. After a while they blur together a little.

[MayContainNuts]

You're not a true Viking 'til you've got blood on your helmet!!!!

Jimmy Saville!!!

[RasputinDude]

Did you ever do Tewkesbury?
If so, did you fight with God's Company or in the Buckinghams/Staffords/Beauforts?

Tewkesbury usually conflicts with something else, so I've never actually made it there.

Tatton park I get to easily (well, being in Manchester, you'd hope so).

I have fought for pretty much everyone as it happens. I'd take exception to the Staffords not being 'God's Company though'

Any my exception is backed up with lots of weapons!

[MyUserName]

It's not beyond the realms of possibility; although I have stepped back over the last couple of years while MrsDude has been having babies.

We certainly know a lot of the same people though.

Did you ever do Tewkesbury?
If so, did you fight with God's Company or in the Buckinghams/Staffords/Beauforts?

[RasputinDude]

Now I am curious - we might have actually fought at some point (as in for real, not on here)

It's not beyond the realms of possibility; although I have stepped back over the last couple of years while MrsDude has been having babies.

We certainly know a lot of the same people though.

[sasguru]

Now you're an expert on helmets as well as economics?

Not really. I'm just curious how people deal with theirs.

[EternalOptimist]

I dont know much about medieval lids, but the ecw types were not worth wearing if they were expensive, because of the damage suffered. They get wrecked after a few years. Much better to wear a cheap utilitarian maurion.
When I first went to skirmishes, I used to get dizzy and nauseous and ocasionally wanted to sit down and throw up. I found out why when I was lent my first lid. All I could hear during the pushes was 'dink' 'clang' 'bong' 'dingg'
without the lid, every single one of those was a blow to the head



never did me any harm though

[d000hg]

I don't think medieval helmets were much different from ours.
Although perhaps ours may be bigger because of improved nutrition?

Now you're an expert on helmets as well as economics?

[MyUserName]

I have a few friends at who work at Osprey publishing, have fired them the question, will update when i get a response.

Wow - thanks!

[MyUserName]

So am I, but under my real name, so I'm not going to tell you who.

Now I am curious - we might have actually fought at some point (as in for real, not on here)! It would be funny if we were in the same group or something.

Oh yes, and some Very Strong Opinions.

True.

So they do. Sorry, I missed that.

No worries, thanks for looking in the first place.

[RasputinDude]

I am on that forum

So am I, but under my real name, so I'm not going to tell you who.

but I find a problem on there can be information saturation

Oh yes, and some Very Strong Opinions.

At the bottom of the page they mention the lid is 14 gauge and cold rolled.

So they do. Sorry, I missed that.

[Ketchup]

I have a few friends at who work at Osprey publishing, have fired them the question, will update when i get a response.