For various reasons I'm not keen on portrayals of named characters but I do like the line of thinking that beyond the brothers there may be other Elvish allies who ride alongside the Rangers. My only reservation is that when the call to war comes it is only those two who ride with the grey company a...

Many happy returns Strael!

I just watched your cutting video on FB. You've had some SERIOUS upgrades this year and it shows.

Gulli wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2023 8:01 am Are you aware of Czech unit Theodreds banner, 301. Foot soldiers. They abandoned their steeds out of shame for losing Theodred in battle. Pretty good I think

Pretty sure my helm would have seen action with them? But they don't maintain a separate online presence do they?

caedmon wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 1:26 am Inked the design onto the handle

That helps a lot with the visualization thanks. Which parts are you considering doing in garnet?

Looks like a good coffee table book, flick through it and pick up a few things. I assume it's Northern American focused?

What do you think? Personally I think it marries up really well. Easy enough from here to change the decoration on the guard to runic inscription and have something like a stylized lonely mountain with the arkenstone radiating underneath it on the pommel.

Ahhh right. Well Dwarven swords in particular have always confused me somewhat. The Dwarves of the Iron Hills carry short broad swords which given stature, relative strength and inclination to fight underground makes sense but how do they use them? How does Thorin wield an Elvish longsword? I have a...

I shared some of my opinions in this thread a while back which may be worth visiting, that the descriptions we have of the Rohirrim seem more to match the Svear than the Normans. https://www.middleearthrangers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4617 As to the helm question I feel my own simple helm marries t...

Apologies Wilhelm for not replying sooner, I too approached my Rohan portrayal from a living history background and have a few suggestions about where to begin. As always with starting out on this journey (and like Udwin) I recommend having a think about who exactly it is that you're hoping to portr...

Rangers would have need of coinage for their less overt dealings with locals when necessary. I like adding a few extra non coin based trinkets to my purse thinking in the vein of certain groups having need of more than just coin. It all depends where your patrol takes you but I can see the wife of ...

The picture is tiny so my first though was the Suontaka sword, a Viking age find from a high status female burial rather unusual in it's design which is why it doesn't immediately jump out as viking. But I think it's actually the one from Langeid, Norway. https://www.castlekeep.co.uk/viking-swords/c...

If I was ever going to send you something like that, it would likely be a.... LAMP with a unique interior. I'm fairly sure you're joking but just in case you must know that however well intentioned this is a terrible idea. It's essentially importation of an illegal weapon and if it gets picked up t...

Firstly let me welcome you to the boards Cevelentir! May your stay be long and productive. Secondly, the designs look beautiful as Davids stuff always does (even nicer once Elleth overlaid the Numenorean motifs) Thirdly, as someone who has commissioned a few high value pieces in my time I couldn't h...

I love that sparse hilly woodland, very eastern side of the Misty Mountains.

Thanks for sharing Andy, it has been a lean year here for any sort of outing and seeing this helps keep me motivated.