History, and maybe a little writing advice too.

(currently still being set up. many placeholders) I made this side blog for people who might want the educational posts of sirobvious without all the politics or Zelda CD-I.  This page is meant to be educational. It will feature history, artifacts, archaeology, and HEMA, as well as writing advice pertaining to those subjects. The primary focus will be on the European Medieval Period. 99% of it will be reblogs from @sirobvious, my main account, but I will happily take questions here on this account. 

[victoriansword]

Sword Weights Compared to Modern Firearms

A fantastic graphic comparison created by Nick Thomas of the Academy of Historical Fencing.

All blades are from the Royal Armouries Collection and represent typical examples.

Further discussion in his YouTube video.

[jacopo-belbo]

History department recruiter: You there! Do you like historical fiction? Period dramas? Historically themed films, tv shows, and video games?

Prospective student: Yes!

History department recruiter: Would you like not to?

[met-armsarmor]

Berdiche, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arms and Armor

John Stoneacre Ellis Collection, gift of Augustus Van Horne Ellis, 1926 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Steel, wood

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/32747

[armthearmour]

A cavalryman’s Cuirass, Italy, possibly Milan, ca. 1510, from Olympia Auctions.

[met-armsarmor]

Visored Sallet, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arms and Armor

Rogers Fund, 1904 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Steel

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/21982

[met-armsarmor]

Guisarme, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arms and Armor

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Steel, wood (ash)

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/26183

[armthearmour]

An Arming Sword inlaid with gold and silver plated made from the blade of a Viking era sword,

OaL: 41.3 in/103 cm

Blade Length: 35.4 in/90 cm

blade made in Scandinavia, 11th century, hilt from Tuscany, Italy, 13th century, housed at the Museo Storico della Caccia e della Territorio.

[met-armsarmor]

Bascinet, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arms and Armor

Rogers Fund, 1904 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Steel

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/21988

[armthearmour]

A lovely Estoc with a writhen hilt, Western Europe, 1500-1550, housed at the Rijksmuseum.

[met-armsarmor]

Armet, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arms and Armor

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Steel

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/27121

[peashooter85]

Medieval Oakeshott Type XIIIA sword, 13th-14th century

from Timeline Auctions

[armthearmour]

A rare munition grade Barbute,

Height: 10 in/25.4 cm

North Italy, late 15th century, from Christie's Auction House.

[armthearmour]

A large Spadone,

OaL: 63 in/160 cm

Blade Length: 45.1 in/114.6 cm

Width: 17.75 in/45.1 cm

Weight: 6.4 lbs/2863 g

Venice, Italy, ca. 1570, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

[armthearmour]

A maille Hauberk with a large collar overlapping it, Basel, Switzerland, 14th century, housed at the Historisches Museum, Basel.

[met-armsarmor]

Guisarme, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arms and Armor

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Steel, wood

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/25905

[armthearmour]

An exceedingly rare surviving example of a flat-top Great Helm, recovered at the Castle Madeln in Pratteln, Switzerland, made before 1356, housed at the Historisches Museum, Basel.

[sirobvious]

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