A Chivalric Rogues Gallery: combatants, judge, heralds and valets from WMAW 2011′s Armoured Deed of Arms s the pen mightier than the sword? That is the question the Freelancers sought to answer as they took to the fields of honor at the Western Martial Arts Workshop, in Racine, Wisconsin. (See The Road Goes Ever On [...]
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Really? Did they ask the guys who *use* the armour?
Posted in History, Medieval Martial Arts, Uncategorized, tagged armour, Royal Armouries on October 10, 2011 |
here was a recent study in the UK that measured the cardiovascular effect of wearing armour on combatants: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14204717 Ah, science! Now, as much fun as the image of a man in 15th century harness on a treadmill might be, the summary of the test’s conclusions was rather fascinating: Medieval suits of armour were [...]
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