07-08-2010, 05:31 PM
Gentlemen it is safe to list:
Javelins.
Swords for the high status members of society, but possibly rather small Irish examples.
Spears.
Armour for the elite, of some sort. Probably mail.
Small shields.
Pad saddles, wooden framed saddles with low cantles and high cantles for the elite.
Some heroic poetry.
And er........that's it.
The next person who mentions a contos, plumbatum, helmet etc etc gets pushed off the mead bench.
Javelins.
Swords for the high status members of society, but possibly rather small Irish examples.
Spears.
Armour for the elite, of some sort. Probably mail.
Small shields.
Pad saddles, wooden framed saddles with low cantles and high cantles for the elite.
Some heroic poetry.
And er........that's it.
The next person who mentions a contos, plumbatum, helmet etc etc gets pushed off the mead bench.
John Conyard
York
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