I have been thinking alot lately about Lamellar armour… research has indicated to me that Lamellar whilst probably used by Vikings wasn’t actually made by Vikings but more so, stolen by Vikings… This is good news, and well… interesting news.

It means that possibly any type of armour that the Vikings might have come up against in their period, is open for the taking… It also probably means that the amalgamation of armour types was also likely. If Viking warriors scavanged for Armour, there’s the probability that armour that was from shared kills would need to be shared, and differant bits would go to differant warriors. Whilst Vikings weren’t really heavily armoured warriors, sometimes choosing to fight without, I’m guessing there were likely to be smarter vikings who saw benefit in having some protection. this has led me to a decision about the direction my armour is heading.

It’s also leading to the development of a persona… More on that later maybe…

So, given that I’m currently a light who fights in leather armour that isn’t very flexible, I’m thinking that I would like to start fine tuning my armour, and at the same time, upgrading it. My current helm won’t be legal when the new rules are enforced, even for archery, which is a shame, as I love the openess of it, and the visability is magnificent. Adam is keen to get me into a spangen helm, both to provide me with a heavy legal helm, and be more Viking like, and I’m also keen to have a heavy helm. Alfar has almost finished my Legs, and my current armour other than my helm and gauntlets is enough to get me fighting heavy, though there are some additional bits that I would like, such as a better gorget, vanbraces. My torso isn’t a priority, though the current flexibility of it is rather limiting, yet I would still like to replace it.

Armoury list…

• Torso Armour – Replace with Metal Lamellar. (low priority, but still likely to be pushed forward anyway, through desire.)
• Gauntlets – Metal Clamshells. (high priority, 2)
• Gorget – Metal, with small bevor. (high priority, 1)
• Vanbracers – Metal and Leather. (medium priority)
• Shield – Large Round, painted with my device. (low priority)
• Sword – 5 foot bastard sword. (medium priority)
• Spear – 6 foot broad blade. (medium priority)

There’s more, and I’ll likely edit this list later… But it’s a goal to aim for for now.