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Re: Novice Castle Question
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Wed, 19 Apr 2000 18:48:20 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Paul Davidson writes:
> Is there a glossary of medieval terminology somewhere?
I'm sure there is, somewhere. (An SCA website perhaps?) Mine just comes
from reading. A *lot*. 8)
On the other hand. www.dictionary.com has been fairly complete when I've
used it - I did it for the quoted post, in fact, to sanity-check what I
remembered a 'gambeson' being.
J
> The knowledge of
> some of you in these discussions (that farrier vs. ferrier one comes to mind
> as well) amazes me. :)
> Jeff Johnston <sakura@mediaone.net> wrote in message
> news:Ft9q6C.HIE@lugnet.com...
> > In lugnet.castle, James Howse writes:
> > > In lugnet.castle, Scott Arthur writes:
> > > > Novice Castle Question:
> > > > In the castle sets, what is the proper name for the hood and apron the
> > > > horses wear?
> > >
> > > Caprison? or is that something else?
> >
> > I usually call it "barding" which is sort of a generic term for horse
> > armor.
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> > It could be a 'caparison' which is an ornamental horse-covering. In fact,
> > that's probably a better word for it since it doesn't seem particularly
> > armored.
> >
> > The dragon-headed "horse helmet" is a chamfron.
> >
> > > Whilst we're at it whats a gambleson?
> >
> > A 'gambeson' is like a quilted and padded tunic. I think it was usually
> > used underneath other armor (like mail) to provide padding.
> >
> >
> > J
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| (...) Heh... I was just about to answer Paul's question when I saw yours... :) The two places I look first when I run across something I don't know are: (URL) --> miscellaneous links from the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) website, there's a (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| Is there a glossary of medieval terminology somewhere? The knowledge of some of you in these discussions (that farrier vs. ferrier one comes to mind as well) amazes me. :) -- Paul Davidson www.theforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Star Wars (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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