Consulting Swordsman
Armour of the English Knight, 1400-1450 is the best book on the subject of armour that I have ever read. I bought it last week at the Wallace Collection museum shop, and was simply blown away. I’m not really an armour man; I prefer fighting out of armour, but I bought this book because I … Read more
I am resistant to change in the English language. I dislike the use of ‘reference’ as a verb. Refer to something, don’t reference it. And as for the astonishingly lazy and stupid “I could care less” when the speaker means “I couldn’t care less”, well, that makes me quite cross. But every now and then … Read more
My armour is coming along, and hit a milestone yesterday. My arming jacket finally had the necessary pointing holes for attaching the arm pieces, which have been ready since December. So this is the first time they have been tried on properly. And oh my, what happy bliss to be clanking about in STEEL!! … Read more