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brasidus said:
You can't really average it out like that I fear.
I fought SCA from 84 to 2002.

What kind of kit are we talking about?
How protected do you want to be?
How mobile do you want to be?
What time period?
What culture?
What is your budget?
How accurate do you want to be?
Is being accurate more, or less important than looking how you want?
Is being able to fight well in it more important than historicity?

Ect.

I've fought in 14th, 15th, 16th c European kit, 1 c Roman, and 7th c Irish ect.
You can spend as little as $60.00 depending upon the above questions and thew rescources available to you through the local SCA chapter.
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1. Just normal armor, something that would at least be decently protective.
2. Decently
3. Very mobile
4. 9th-11th Century
5. Viking or Norman (leaning more towards viking)
6. around $700
7. decently accurate, just not swinging at air
8. mobility and accuracy are very important to me
9. yes
 
Armour lasts, so long as you take care of it, unless it's horrible quality, i.e. rivets popping out, leather breaking, etc. Even if it rusts, it'll take a while to get to the point where it's too weak to use.
 
There are a few Viking here to whet your appetite.

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=73637

To fight with a very basic viking impression proper I would reccomend:
Required (somer items depending on your location)

Decent helm: $120-$250.00
Gorget: $30.00
Steel elbows: $30.00
Steel knees: $30.00
Vambraces: $30.00
Kidney protection: $50.00 I would go with perhaps one of the "body bracelets" of metal or leather that you can wear under a good tunic.
Shoulder protection: $30.00
Shield: Varies too much depending on how you want it.
Sword:$40.00 (with basket hilt)

I'm trying to ride the line here between inexpensive and crap prices. Not the best, but certainly not the worst. This stuff is protecting you, don't go lowest bidder.

Look at the Stonekeep and Mad Matts sites.


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Mail byrnie: $200.00-$350.00

Low profile gauntlets: anywhere from $75.00 for leather to $650 for spring steel. Gauntlets will allow you to get away from having a basket hilt on your sword which will look much better.

Good shoes (good period footwear is one of the most important things to have if you want to look right. The best kit in the world is ruined with combat boots, moccasins or some such.)

Belts, pouches, good breeches tunic ect.

Mosty importantly get hooked up with a local chapter. Even the old hands here cant help you over the net like talking to people in your area.

Also realize its a big organization. If your first contact rubs you the wrong way, or even his whole group, dont give up! There are probably a LOT of people who do this near you locally each with a different way of doin g things and different personalities.

Cheers!



 
Decent starter Viking helm here is you have a small melon:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160258957704&refid=store&ssPageName=STORE:HTMLBUILDER:SIMPLEITEM
 
brasidus said:
There are a few Viking here to whet your appetite.

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=73637

To fight with a very basic viking impression proper I would reccomend:
Required (somer items depending on your location)

Decent helm: $120-$250.00
Gorget: $30.00
Steel elbows: $30.00
Steel knees: $30.00
Vambraces: $30.00
Kidney protection: $50.00 I would go with perhaps one of the "body bracelets" of metal or leather that you can wear under a good tunic.
Shoulder protection: $30.00
Shield: Varies too much depending on how you want it.
Sword:$40.00 (with basket hilt)

I'm trying to ride the line here between inexpensive and crap prices. Not the best, but certainly not the worst. This stuff is protecting you, don't go lowest bidder.

Look at the Stonekeep and Mad Matts sites.


Not required, may get later

Mail byrnie: $200.00-$350.00

Low profile gauntlets: anywhere from $75.00 for leather to $650 for spring steel. Gauntlets will allow you to get away from having a basket hilt on your sword which will look much better.

Good shoes (good period footwear is one of the most important things to have if you want to look right. The best kit in the world is ruined with combat boots, moccasins or some such.)

Belts, pouches, good breeches tunic ect.

Mosty importantly get hooked up with a local chapter. Even the old hands here cant help you over the net like talking to people in your area.

Also realize its a big organization. If your first contact rubs you the wrong way, or even his whole group, dont give up! There are probably a LOT of people who do this near you locally each with a different way of doin g things and different personalities.

Cheers!
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Hey thanks alot Brasidus!  :grin:

Very much appreciated.
 
brasidus said:
There are a few Viking here to whet your appetite.

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=73637
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How is it I've never seen that thread? Awesome!
 
A few.  :smile:

My preference in the SCA was warfare particularly as a unit commander, but I have fought my share of tournaments.
In fact, many of the rules many turn thier noses up at about the SCA combat system are very like standard medieval rules for a plaisance tourney style which was often not only with blunt weapons, but even with *gasp* batons! So SCA combat is much more of a tourney form.

Why?
 
brasidus said:
A few.  :smile:

My preference in the SCA was warfare particularly as a unit commander, but I have fought my share of tournaments.
In fact, many of the rules many turn thier noses up at about the SCA combat system are very like standard medieval rules for a plaisance tourney style which was often not only with blunt weapons, but even with *gasp* batons! So SCA combat is much more of a tourney form.

Why?
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yeah i have to agree war is so much more fun, tourneys suck. you spend all day waiting
as for your armor make a quilted cloth haunchaun (thats a long jacket and chausses) and use abs plastic plates cut to size backed with foam(for padding) to cover the legal zones ( elbow's and knees) buy a gouget and helm ( its better that way) and make your kidney belt from cloth and abs.

thats less than 50$ Australian there ( helm and stuff is extra)
 
brasidus said:
A few.  :smile:

My preference in the SCA was warfare particularly as a unit commander, but I have fought my share of tournaments.
In fact, many of the rules many turn thier noses up at about the SCA combat system are very like standard medieval rules for a plaisance tourney style which was often not only with blunt weapons, but even with *gasp* batons! So SCA combat is much more of a tourney form.

Why?
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I was just wondering what it was like because I intend to participate in the tournaments.
 
Folthrik said:
brasidus said:
A few.  :smile:

My preference in the SCA was warfare particularly as a unit commander, but I have fought my share of tournaments.
In fact, many of the rules many turn thier noses up at about the SCA combat system are very like standard medieval rules for a plaisance tourney style which was often not only with blunt weapons, but even with *gasp* batons! So SCA combat is much more of a tourney form.

Why?
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I was just wondering what it was like because I intend to participate in the tournaments.
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ok so tourneys arn't that bad, even better after a few though!!
 
Folthrik said:
I was just wondering what it was like because I intend to participate in the tournaments.
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It really depends upon the theme and who puts them on. Abot the only ones I liked were the Pas de arms that focused upon martial prowess and chivalry over winning. When it's all about the win it becomes a game and people learn how to game the game and make it just some stick sport. When it is about honour, chivalry and prowess you see skill at swordplay.

Some tourney video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiLxanGTwNg

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zZ6NXeUzZJ8

Pardon the music in both.

Some excellent SCA video and pics:
http://kottr.com/v/sca/videos/
 
Okay, so I'm interested in Medieval horsemanship but I don't own a horse nor do I have room to own or rent one. The SCA has something about Medieval horsemanship but what do they do?

EDIT: Apologies for the double post! I figured better to double post than make a new thread.
 
Folthrik said:
Okay, so I'm interested in Medieval horsemanship but I don't own a horse nor do I have room to own or rent one. The SCA has something about Medieval horsemanship but what do they do?

EDIT: Apologies for the double post! I figured better to double post than make a new thread.
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i believe there is a whole section of the sca that does jousting and the like, but i am not involved with any of that, i have taken part of some fun events that use dumby horses on wheels and joust with those, but not the real thing, though i did do it once for real with a medieval metal weapons group. scared me ****less!
 
James said:
Both of these are pretty cheap, and have good service:

http://spiers-saddlery.stores.yahoo.net/scagearandar.html

http://www.madmattsarmory.com/

Also go to http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/. They can help.
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who's the girl? Jeanne D'Arc? (http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/spiers-saddlery_2012_6469271)
nice armor.
 
That's Robin. She's rather short, so that armourer took it upon himself to outfit her completely in a suit that fit her for free.

It pisses me off, to be honest. :razz:
 
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