For a little project of mine I need a reference for period-appropriate armaments that would've been found across western Europe (lets say: Poland, and everything to the left); lets say from 800-1199AD~ish. Obviously it doesn't need to be super exact, and a degree of anachronistic content indeed expected and acceptable, I'm just looking for those kinds of things; that kind of vibe.
One thing I do want is some weapons that were popular, but rarely seen in any sort of fiction. On this point I would like the suggestions to be more time appropriate.
Any and all arms & armor are welcome. I just wanted to take the OP to make a request.
I'll start with some example stuff, and just post whatever after.
that kind of thing won't appear until the mid-late 16th century, maybe 17th
Chase Nguyen
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Camden James
This thread has made me realize I have way more Normans than I thought I did...
Liam Powell
> Bologna > google? > "Bologna is a place in Italy" ...is that where it comes from?
Aaron Cruz
No, that bloke just really likes ham.
Blake Gray
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Ethan Sullivan
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David Reed
Now from the Holy Romans to the Greek Romans
Xavier Taylor
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Nolan Bailey
Who's Boot Is It Anyway?
Angel King
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Nathaniel Williams
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Ayden Brown
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Noah Reed
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Daniel Myers
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Adam Roberts
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Charles Torres
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Nicholas Sullivan
"Consider the following"
Carson Morris
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Thomas Nguyen
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Parker Bell
For those wondering, these snug looking bastards are Carolingian Franks.
Landon Sanders
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Jason Fisher
I feel silly for asking this but what term should I use to search for more round shields with painted swirls on them?
Chase Barnes
idk about swirls specifically. Viking Shield will get you a fuck-ton of round shields; I mean round-shield will get you some interesting things too probably.
This site is a gem, containing uploaded medieval artwork of wargear. It's eye-opening to see in-period depictions rather than relying on modern drawings which can give a distorted view of things sometimes. It's archive really hits it's stride in the late-11th/early-12thC, although there is some earlier stuff.
Hudson Barnes
>tfw you're actually posting from Bologna
Asher Mitchell
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Alexander Price
time for list of weapons I have listed to include: Short Sword, Sword, Longsword, 2H Sword Short Spear, Spear, Long Spear Billhook, Warscythe Hand Axe, 2H Axe Club, Spiked Club Mace, Maul (2h) Hand Flail, Flail Small Shield, Heavy Shield Dagger, Knife, Throwing Knife Bow, Longbow Crossbow Bola, Chacram, Boomerang
Types of armor (not the pieces, but just the sorts). Numbers are abstract proxies for my intent: Bare Padding > Protection:1 > Weight: 1 > Cost: 1 Hide > Protection: 2 > Weight: 3 > Cost: 2 Leather > Protection: 2 > Weight: 2 > Cost: 3 Mail > Protection: 3 > Weight: 4 > Cost: 4 Lamellar > Protection: 4 > Weight: 5 > Cost: 5 Plate > Protection: 5 > Weight: 5 > Cost: 6
Tyler Murphy
of course by Plate I mean more individual plates, and not suits of plates.
Aiden Mitchell
As I'm wanting to keep it late-Early Middle Ages, that's going to be the bulk of it I imagine. However, any outstanding armaments that were prevalent could be up for consideration, as I'd like to include as much variety as possible.
