Skip to content
Menu
Aspiring Knight
  • Home
  • Just the F.A.Q.s
    • How to get Started in Armored Combat
  • Newsletter
  • About
    • Sponsorship
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy
  • Appearances
  • Booking
Aspiring Knight

Summer Event Season is Under Way

June 16, 2022June 17, 2022 by Aspiring Knight

I know it’s been a while since I last posted. I’ve been busy!

It is now the middle of June and the summer event season is already in full swing. I’ve done the New Hampshire Renaissance Faire and a whole slew of events with The Knights Hall. I’ve already survived fighting in full armor in 90 degreed F and above…. twice this year.

Armor Updates

With the invasion of Ukraine and my getting a mild case of COVID in March, I have not been able to get my new helmet made, so I’ll be fighting in the ill fitting armet for light duels and the mismatched houndskull helmet for heavier fighting. The rest of my good armor is mostly dialed in. Here’s a quick list of to-do items to improve my armor:

  • Great Bascinet helmet (Ordered from Master Uley, who is out of business temporarily while his country deals with Russian invaders.)
  • New Armet and matching gorget (Discussed with Jeff Wasson, but delayed when my visit to him was canceled because I contracted COVID.)
  • New Gauntlets (as above)
  • New Left Pauldron (as above. The armor I based this set from has a left pauldron matched to the right one ….which it shouldn’t be. This armor should have asymmetrical pauldrons.)
  • (Maybe) New Sabatons – I have a pair but they aren’t a great fit to the greaves.
This is the new armor, mostly dialed in but with the older houndskull helmet. the main suit is ca 1470ish Milanese alla tedesca (Italian with German influence), with a wrong left pauldron. Gauntlets are ca 1440 transitional gauntlets and the helmet is a ca 1400-1410ish French style houndskull bascinet. I am not wearing sabatons because they are really not needed in this kind of fighting. Photo courtesy of Strike Exposure Combat Photography.

Upcoming Events

I’ve also updated my events page, so you can see where I’ll be this summer. If you’re at one of these, please come say hello!

No Events

Stay In Touch

I'd like to let you know when I will be at public events. I will NEVER sell your info. You can unsubscribe any time. (GDPR compliant)

Login with Patreon

Pareton patrons see all the hidden posts!

Aspiring Knight Elsewhere

You can follow this site on a variety of social media platforms. Take a look!

  • patreon
  • facebook
  • instagram
  • twitter
  • tiktok
  • twitch
©2023 Aspiring Knight | Powered by WordPress and Superb Themes!