[Elfsea] Fighting Shield Question

[Armand Dragonetti]

Greetings Scott!

I remember your first day in loaner armor and had noticed you'd not been
back in awhile. I am pleased you're mundane work issues may allow you more
time for the SCA. You can find a wealth of research info regarding names and
such at the Academy of St. Gabriel:

http://www.s-gabriel.org/

Click on the Academy Library or go there directly at:
http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/
There are many other resources in addition to St. Gabriel's, but I'd
recommend it as a good starting place.

As for the shield basket position, you are correct that you will want to
hang it so as to best protect your head. And with your arm in a position
that reduces fatigue (ie, a natural resting, comfortable position) I agree
with Morgan, it's much easier to assist with this in person. You might also
try visiting the list archives to review past public messages. They can be
found at: http://www.ansteorra.org/pipermail/elfsea/

Good luck and I look forward to seeing you again soon. I highly recommend
joining in the fun at Springfaire on April 10 if at all possible.

Baron Armand

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott" <sdickers at ix.netcom.com>
To: <elfsea at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 10:01 PM
Subject: [Elfsea] Fighting Shield Question


> Greetings to one and all,
>
> Last November I posted a question as to the proper construction of
"Heater"
> style shields. The feedback I
> received was great. So I'm asking for a little more help again. Due to
> mundane job issues in December I had
> to postpone my pursuit of being involved in SCA. I also had a computer
hard
> drive crash and lost all of the
> questions I had posted about Heater shields. The only thing I cant
remember
> is the proper positioning
> of the shield handle basket and leather strap for the forearm. I held the
> shield by the upper right hand
> corner and then marked a line from the corner perpendicular to the ground.
> Where on that line should I place
> the shield handle basket? Maybe a better question might be where should
the
> top of the shield be in relation
> to the top of ones head while in fighting stance?  I would think that
would
> dictate where the handle should be
> positioned.
>
> On another note can some one direct me to information on names that were
> common from 1480 up to about
> 1580.
>
> Scott
>
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