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Ailettes (an old type of paulrons) are a really nice piece of equipment for a XIII Century knight, but they are quite rare to see worn by reenactors. That's why I decided to make a pair for myself! :D
I'm not sure how effective they may be in providing protection to the shoulders, but I used them in battle and they didn't cause me any problem :)
Materials: plywood, leather, canvas and acrylic paint.
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~Dewfooter Jan 28, 2013
It's for recognition I reckon. Good work!
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~enrico-ors-91 Jan 28, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Aye, I read about this hypotesis but I decided to make them "battle ready" anyway.
Better to have some extra protection (though virtually useless), rather than something just for display! :)
Thanks for the comment, glad you like them! :D
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~Dewfooter Jan 28, 2013
Thanks for testing them. I have often wondered about them...wanted them myself, but as far as knights go, I'm an 11th century crusader. :D

I like your shields too..vey well done.
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~enrico-ors-91 Jan 28, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks a lot, I'm fairly proud of them, even though curved shields are much easier to make than the lenticular ones, which I suppose are made using a steam press or some other mystical arcane knowledge! :D

Ah, one more thing... crusarers rock!! :XD:
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~Dewfooter Jan 30, 2013
I like curved shields! You've chosen a great period...lots of neat stuff to mess around with and everybody knows exactly what you are.

People keep thinking my Iron Age Germanocelt is a medieval peasant.... :P

The crusader outfit is very awesome, indeed. :D
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~enrico-ors-91 Jan 30, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Well, that's not always true...
I met some people trying to convince ME that my falchion was actually a turkish scimitar, or other guys looking for some American Indian reenactment stuff around our pavilion tent! (true stories!!) :XD:
But, hey: I'm a reenactor! That's the life I've chosen: fight all day, party all night, and argue with the audience! :)
Sure you know what I'm talking about :D
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~Dewfooter Jan 30, 2013
Haha. Epic stories indeed!

Arguing with the audience? I wish!
I'm constantly beset by fellow re-enactors
commenting on my not-quite-the-right-period
shoes and such. You know the type: fat, 50+
almost-retired, money-to-burn, I-only-order
-specially-made-stuff-by-expensive artisans...

I had a guy looking down on me for having
'the wrong shield' while he was a Roman,
wearing un-riveted mail.
Mine was riveted, HA! :D
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~enrico-ors-91 Jan 30, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
The right italian word for such people is "cagacazzi", but it's not very polite :XD:
It seems it doesn't matter which historical period you reenact: reenactment is anyway our sweetest delight and yet our greatest sorrow!
Somebody should definitely draw a demential comic-strip series on this :D
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~ChronoPhoenix Jan 18, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
da me e Eli, caspita che figo :3
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~enrico-ors-91 Jan 18, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Grazie ad entrambi! :)
Sono proprio contento del risultato, danno un'aria veramente da tardo XIII secolo :XD:
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