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I have a 'German' 2 handed sword and through my brief training I've only had lessons and reading in the hand and a half swords. Are the gaurds still the same with the 2 handed? I must be honest, though the blade may be more flexible than desired, but once I went through a few hand and a half sword t...

Now that's a very interesting question. At the battle of Crecy, the young Prince Edward, the Black Prince, (granted, the reports were meant to glorify the victors) was reported with all his men, to be kneeling on one knee leaning against their swords, catching their breath after the couple of attack...

Gentlemen, I truly did not mean for the focus to be on the broken pinkie. It was really a very 'weird' action that caused it and I was not aware that it was broken until about a week later when I went to the Doc for my cold and asked him about my black pinkie tip. The reason of my post was to say th...

Great info! I'm going to rephrase my question just a bit. Let's say that I'm a nobleman and I'm going to fight at Towton. I bring along all of my personally hired 'body guard', my household retainers, along to the battle. Not only do I have men at arms, but I also have a handful of personally picked...

As always, I bounce things off of Mr. Pynenberg first before I post, and since I am in the process of writing an historical fiction about Towton, I have a question that I'd like to put forth. I realize that most nobles would surround themselves with the best soldiers that they could buy but how did ...

Great discussion. I agree with 2 points inparticular. Since death and violence were a more common occurance to our ancestors, like mentioned above, they had a 'therapy' outlet, where it was not taboo to talk about the battles, squirmishes and such. They could openly talk about it. Todays soldier, I ...

The finger doesn't bother me at all. I find it all part of the wonderful learning experience. My main point was that from just one days worth of learning, things are so much more clearer about what it may have been like. Through practical use, ie training, I've learned what my good swords are and wh...

Well, I hope not to bore anyone with this post, and if I do just send me a PM and I'll stop. The venerable Pyneneberg came down here a few weeks ago to teach a desiring yet ignorant group of folks here in southwestern Minnesota, and, to those who are still leary of joining ARMA, do so now. The exper...

I bounced this off of Aaron Pynenberg, so thought I should broaden the subject in the forum and get other great educated theories. Let's say that I live in the 14th Century and am a nobleman, trained all my life and am now fighting in France for England in the 100 Years War. When does the training s...

I just want to thank Aaron for the travel and time that he put in to come to Redwood Falls, and his great patience with us 'ignorant' folk up here. I've read a great deal about the history, military and civilian side of the High Middle Ages, and as Aaron can attest, I have a bit of gear, too, but to...