I am studying up some of my own familial history. they were an order of knights in spain at the beginning of the 13th Century during the crusades. I was wondering if any of you had some good resources for the weapons, tactics, armor, ect... of that time for spain, or later times.
Posted by Survivor (Member # 213) on :
Heck, in any local library you'll find a lot more cool stuff than you will from us...even on Google.com you'll find more than we could ever give you by typing in Crusades Knights Medieval and so forth.
Posted by Mr.Xcitement (Member # 1452) on :
well i meant do you guys know what books or sites that are good
Posted by Chronicles_of_Empire (Member # 1431) on :
I placed a number of mediaeval links in the "Realism vs Fantasy" thread.
Posted by Survivor (Member # 213) on :
You will probably know best what in particular you are looking for. There are many Middle Ages enthusiasts out there, though. You should shop around, rather than depending on just a few sources.
Posted by MrWhipple (Member # 1436) on :
I think that if you really want to get immersed into the medieval world you should consider hanging out with some folks from the Society for Creative Anachronism. You can check them out at www.sca.org. They have organized elements all around the world and don't eat newcomers until they get to know you better.
My whole family are members and we go to an event about once a month. There are more events we could attend, even weekly ones. Most of the big events are weekend ones and involve camping. Everyone dresses up in period garb and there are tournaments where guys (and gals) beat the stuffing out of each other, in full armor, for the right to rule. There are merchants who will sell you garb, weapons, jewelry, etc.
Many of the members are true experts in weapons and tactics of the era and would be happy to explain it until you are bored to tears. They even have workshops on all sorts of subjects like food prep, brewing, spinning and weaving, calligraphy, money making, armor making, (I can even make a bit of chain mail myself ) and many more.
You might have to pay a small site fee for the camping events or a materials fee at a workshop but on the most part it is run totally on a non profit basis. And besides that it is a blast.
If you don't have an outfit, they will usually lend you one for the day. The idea is to get immersed into life in the middle ages the way it should have been.
[This message has been edited by MrWhipple (edited July 11, 2002).]
Posted by srhowen (Member # 462) on :
esp. if you tell them you are a writer. We went to some of the big events in Germany--wow they were a blast and held on the grounds of old castles. Haven't been to one since we got back to the states . Though we were regulars before we went to Germany.
. Though we were regulars before we went to Germany.