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Gentlemen, Since the new castle has arrived in Oztrailya this week, and I have found myself rather enamoured with the little soldier dudes (the good guys), and the king, I will need some details before I can include them in my little nook of the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) You're in luck. According to my sources, that type of helm was in use for several centuries. Let me check my notes... Yes, here it is. The type of helmet seems to be a 'chapel de fer' - literally, an 'iron hat', with an attached mail coif to (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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On Mon, 7 Feb 2000, Richard Parsons (<FpJow5.5Ho@lugnet.com>) wrote at 05:42:38 (...) It's prob. more likely in the C14th, but I believe you may be talking about King Edwin the First, Who Didn't Turn Up. King of England and Normandy, claimant to the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Little known fact, there is an entire series of "bermuda triangle" areas around the world. Including one in the South Pacific. Obviously the garrison, being at the service of the King of (...) There would be an incredible amount of chaos if an (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Thank you gentlemen, helpful as always. Special thanks to Jeff Johnston for dropping in. At this stage I'm thinking Richard II (1367 - 1400) (URL) seems to be in the zone, rather bloody, and have disappeared (hey hey) under mysterious (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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Hi, (...) During the 12th century, an English king would likely be going to France to oversee his kingdom/squabble with the other vassals of France or to engage in a Crusade. The Angevin Empire really flourishes in the 12th-14th centuries, and at (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Mr L F Braun (<389FD5D2.E6A0A53D@....msu.edu>) wrote at 08:37:38 <snip lots historically accurate stuff> (...) My thoughts. (...) But not in a small Australian outpost, I wouldn't think, unless there was an expert in English (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Richard Parsons (<FpLDEK.60t@lugnet.com>) wrote at 03:23:08 (...) Oohhh! You wanted a *real* king. Well, I quite like the sound of Edwin Who Didn't Turn Up, so he may well turn up in a castle in Great Brickain somewhere. (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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