ARMS AND ARMOR
General
From Pio
Here is an excellent resource, thanks to Bill Ferny, for
arms and armor of the early medieval period:
Spears
scramaseaxe
axe
missile weapons
swords
mail armor
helmets
shields
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Archery
From Manelwen
Lots of stuff about archery.
Archery Terms- These have a lot of terms for Compound bows but there are a few little terms and things that you might want to look at. What a fletcher is, a flu-flu, nocking an arrow or what not.
PARTS OF AN ARROW
Besides a back Quiver, you also have these different ones too...
QUIVERS
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Axes
From Pio
For all you Dwarf fans:
Parts of an axe can be found
HERE.
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from Ransom
This site will tell you all you need to know about two handed swords.
How much does a sword weigh?
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From Bęthberry
Want to get into sword play in a big way? Keep your pommel separate from your tang?
PARTS OF A SWORD
And here's a site with information on how Viking, Medieval and Roman swords are made today. Information on armour, too.
Weaponry