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piosenniel · 02-02-2004, 06:53 PM

ARMS AND ARMOR

General

From Pio

Here is an excellent resource, thanks to Bill Ferny, for arms and armor of the early medieval period:

Spears

scramaseaxe

axe

missile weapons

swords

mail armor

helmets

shields

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Archery

From Manelwen

Lots of stuff about archery.

Archery Terms- These have a lot of terms for Compound bows but there are a few little terms and things that you might want to look at. What a fletcher is, a flu-flu, nocking an arrow or what not.

PARTS OF AN ARROW

Besides a back Quiver, you also have these different ones too...

QUIVERS

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Axes

From Pio

For all you Dwarf fans:

Parts of an axe can be found HERE.

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from Ransom

This site will tell you all you need to know about two handed swords.

How much does a sword weigh?

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From Bêthberry

Want to get into sword play in a big way? Keep your pommel separate from your tang?

PARTS OF A SWORD

And here's a site with information on how Viking, Medieval and Roman swords are made today. Information on armour, too.

Weaponry

02-02-2004, 06:53 PM	#11
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	ARMS AND ARMOR General From Pio Here is an excellent resource, thanks to Bill Ferny, for arms and armor of the early medieval period: Spears scramaseaxe axe missile weapons swords mail armor helmets shields ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Archery From Manelwen Lots of stuff about archery. Archery Terms- These have a lot of terms for Compound bows but there are a few little terms and things that you might want to look at. What a fletcher is, a flu-flu, nocking an arrow or what not. PARTS OF AN ARROW Besides a back Quiver, you also have these different ones too... QUIVERS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Axes From Pio For all you Dwarf fans: Parts of an axe can be found HERE. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ from Ransom This site will tell you all you need to know about two handed swords. How much does a sword weigh? --------------- From Bêthberry Want to get into sword play in a big way? Keep your pommel separate from your tang? PARTS OF A SWORD And here's a site with information on how Viking, Medieval and Roman swords are made today. Information on armour, too. Weaponry Last edited by piosenniel; 02-20-2011 at 09:35 PM.