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Forum: European Armoury 8th January 2013, 04:45 PM
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Posted By wardlaw
Not wanting to belittel the work of the...

Not wanting to belittel the work of the reenactors (I am one myself, and a western martial artist, as well as being an acadmeic, and I appreciate the insights that they can offer) but, as far as...
Forum: European Armoury 7th January 2013, 05:29 PM
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Posted By wardlaw
Last use of the term Seax?

Just to throw this out there for consideration. Does anyone have any evidence for the use of the word seax dying out of use in England in the middle ages?
Forum: European Armoury 18th December 2012, 09:44 AM
Replies: 27
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Posted By wardlaw
Randall Moffett's paper 'Military Equipment in...

Randall Moffett's paper 'Military Equipment in the Town of Southampton During the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries' in the Jounral of medieval Military History, volume 9 (2011) refers to Liebel's...
Forum: European Armoury 26th November 2012, 07:12 PM
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Posted By wardlaw
Glaive 123 - thank you for your comments. ...

Glaive 123 -

thank you for your comments. I am sure you are onto somehting with the one and two foot crossbow.

I have to ask, however, where you got your infomration about the crossbows being...
Forum: European Armoury 20th October 2012, 09:51 PM
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Posted By wardlaw
Apologies for highjacking the thread but, if this...

Apologies for highjacking the thread but, if this is the Randall Storey I met way back at the Arms, Armies and Fortifications Conference at Oxford many, many years ago, do drop me a line.

Rob Jones
Forum: European Armoury 20th October 2012, 09:49 PM
Replies: 62
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Posted By wardlaw
J.G. Elmslie - it's the cultural element that...

J.G. Elmslie - it's the cultural element that fascinates me; the socio-cultural symbolism of the falchion and messer (it's appearance in art and literature) suggest to me that it had a particular...
Forum: European Armoury 11th October 2012, 01:37 PM
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Posted By wardlaw
Thanks Fernando. I was going back over the...

Thanks Fernando.

I was going back over the thread and I see that J.G.Elmslie had already suggested a link between these blade forms. i am sure that he is right. I would also look at the hunting...
Forum: European Armoury 11th October 2012, 09:54 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 143,195
Posted By wardlaw
If you'll forgive the resurrection of a resting...

If you'll forgive the resurrection of a resting post!

A fascinating discussion, thnaks to all for sharing the fruits of their research. The falchion is a weapon I am very interested in myself,...
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