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I let an AI try to write me a Post…. I Regretted it.
Fun fact: I tried having an AI write me a blog post about William Marshal, First Earl of Pembroke a week or two ago. I figured there was a lot of info out there on this famous knight from history. I was hoping this AI would be able to get me a nice, little summary…
Wyndonshire: A New, Local Renaissance Faire
Brian joined up with The Knights of Lord Talbot at Wyndonshire Renaissance Faire this past weekend. They provided a late 15th century encampment a long with some armored fights for the assembled crowds.
Guest Appearance This Weekend (April 27-28, 2024) at Wyndonshire Renaissance Festival
Another last minute addition, I’ll be a guest fighter with the Talbot Company armored fight demo group. I worked with them once before, long ago, at a little one-day event and I’m happy to cross blades again to entertain and educate the folks at this new local faire. Wyndonshire is a new Renaissance Faire in…
Rust Prevention for Armor – Revisited
There are many ways people use to prevent rust. Here are some I know work and my own that I find works REALLY well!
On Arming Points and Knots
How to make arming points for armored combat, harnischfechten, etc. We discuss historical arming points and cover how to make your own.
Seeking Feedback
I’m hoping to get a better feel about what you, my readers and followers would like to see from the Aspiring Knight website and social media. There are a lot of choices here, but I’d like to know your top 5. If you’d like to see more about something not listed, please feel free to…
Last Minute Demo with Bayt Al-Asad
This past weekend, I had an amazing opportunity to help out my friends at Bayt Al-Asad, a Persian historical combat group. They study and teach Armored combat as practiced in Persia. This demo focused on the Timurid period (late 14th through 16th centuries CE). At the last minute one of their presenters couldn’t make it…
With Meta having issues today, I am reminded why a federated social media system is so important. Too much power in one place is a vulnerability and often leads to corruption. This is why knights wear armor all over, not just in one place. It is the concept of how armor works, too, by distributing…
Traveling with Armor Today (Part 4): Packing
(If you haven’t seen it yet, this series begins with Part 1 over here.) I touched a little on my packing strategy in the last post, on paperwork when we looked at a packing list. In my case, I have some pretty beefy and heavy full plate armor and I’m a fairly pudgy 6 feet…