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Thomas McDonald
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 Posted: Mon 06 Mar, 2006 4:45 pm Post subject: The Normans -Their history, arms & tactics, by P. Kelly |
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Albion Armorers has a wonderful new article up by Patrick Kelly !
The Normans
Their history, arms and tactics
An article by Patrick Kelly
http://www.albion-swords.com/articles/norman.htm
Last edited by Thomas McDonald on Tue 07 Mar, 2006 3:38 am; edited 1 time in total
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Steve Grisetti
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So that's what Patrick has been up to. Well done!
"...dismount thy tuck, be yare in thy preparation, for thy assailant is quick, skilful, and deadly."
- Sir Toby Belch
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Russ Ellis
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This seems to be well beyond just an article and well into the essay stage. It's apparent that Patrick took some time and research to prepare this particular bit of literary effort. I've only had time to skim it so far, but it seems to be well done and I look forward to reading the whole thing.
TRITONWORKS Custom Scabbards
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Kenton Spaulding
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Nice article, thanks for pointing it out, Mac. Also, check out Eric McHugh's Pilgrimage of a Sword Geek. Couple of very interesting pictures, and I'm sure there will be many more to come.
Kenton
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Michael G. Myers
Location: El Paso, Texas Joined: 23 Aug 2003
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A fantastic article. I'd grown used to relying on Patrick Kelly's straightforward, no b.s. style in reviews and essays, but it was a welcome pleasure to see him open up and handle the history of one of his favorite periods so adroitly.
My personal thanks for the pointer, Thomas!
Michael
"In the fight between you and the world, back the world." - Kafka
"Neither flesh, nor fowl, nor good red-herring..."
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Jean Thibodeau
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Very well written article and I've read half of it attentively and skimmed the second half that I will have to get back too.
I like that he mentions various sources that may conflict in their conclusions and adds his own opinion about which sounds more credible to him.
Seems like a good start to a professional writing career and it would be nice to see a book by Patrick Kelly some time in the future on our reading ( Buying ) lists. I have no idea if this might be an ambition of his but I think it should be. 
(Patrick: Hope you still lurk around here and read my best wishes.   )
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Jared Smith
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Absolutely excellent!
All of the disclaimers on use of "mercenary", "knight", milite, pedite, etc. are pretty consistent with recent books I have read this past month. Also, while a force of two hundred fighting and formally titled "Knights" would typically be recorded, the actual force including mercenaries and men at arms is considered to be much larger from mid 10th century forward.
I was hoping you would slip in that William the Conquereor was also openly referred to as "William the Bastard"...... The term was not all that derogatory (originally relates to Latin "Bastum" or French "Bast" for pack saddle, same context as bastard sword... one for use from a horse) at that time, and some articles I have read say he was refereed to that way in his presence!
Absence of evidence is not necessarily evidence of absence!
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Gary Grzybek
Location: Stillwater N.J. Joined: 25 Aug 2003
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That's awesome!
Thank you Patrick.
Gary Grzybek
ARMA Northern N.J.
www.armastudy.org
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James Holczer
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Fantastic article, congratulation to Patrick on a job incredibly well done. I especially liked the descriptions of Norman feudal society and their battle tactics. It was also very thought provoking how Patrick called into question the issue of the so-called battlefield superiority of medieval cavalry.
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Lee O'Hagan
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Appreciate you posting the link Mac,
Good work Patrick,
Very well done
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Robert Zamoida
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Awesome job Patrick, very thorough!
Rob Zamoida
"When your life is on the line, you want to make use of all your tools. No warrior should be willing to die with his swords at his sides, without having made use of his tools."
-Miyamoto Mushashi, Gorin no Sho
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