[SCA-AS] Huzzah/Vivat?

[rmhowe]

Haraldr Bassi (sca-as) wrote:

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> rmhowe wrote:
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>> Haraldr Bassi (sca-as) wrote:
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>>> Do you have a reference to this vikings-NA group you speak of?
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>>> Perhaps a URL?
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>>> Haraldr
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>> Hi Haraldr,
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>> I have your book on Norse names.
>> I am aware of who you are.  ;)
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> Not me. You are thinking of Geirr Bassi Haraldson, author of Old Norse
> Names. I found my name in his book when I went through Heralds Point
> back at Pennsic I don't recall which (21-23). I was getting back into
> things heavily, leaving my old persona behind and decided this time I
> was doing Norse stuff. I had decided on Harold the Large verging on
> Harold Storten (Swedish for large) and when I found the proper spelling
> for the period I wanted was Haraldr that was an easy shift. I was torn
> between The Large and The Bear and when I found that Bassi was old Norse
> nickname for Large Bear Like Person I was hooked and have used it ever
> since. Someday I'll flesh him out a bit further and have a fathers name
> to tack on.

I like the name.
My first instinct was to use Biarathravn or Black Raven, however I decided
no one could pronounce it.  Being a Craftsman full time and having the only
availble armory for 180 miles [and mine was $.50 for electricity only] I decided
on Malleus as my last name.  Hammer if you will.  Now our best friend has
renamed his persona as .........  Hammerson.  Which is a compliment I suppose.
Thought of him as a brother for 15 years I think, despite the 22 year age 
difference.
And I am tiny compared to him currently.  I'm 6'3" and average 300 although my
weight is generally distributed.  My best friends each have over a hundred pounds
on me.   Anyway, was a bit chagrined when he once referred to us as like his benign
grandparents.  Jeez, I am just old enough to be his father but not a grandfather.
We have no kids of our own.  Wasn't a good idea heredity wise.
My device is a hammer horizontal before a divider between three bezants in the
corners on a black field.  For about 12 years there we merchanted so the three
gold balls were appropriate.

>> Still teaching?
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> Haven't missed teaching at a Pennsic in years. But I teach woodworking
> stuff... wish I could find Geir Bassi myself as I'd like to thank him
> for the book.

Are you aware Ragnar at http://www.ragweedforge.com/ has some nice good
carbon bearded axes and adzes for sale made after the Mastermyr Find tools?
I have some and am quite pleased with them.  Very sharp indeed.
There are two grades, specify the higher carbon. I also asked for the most
curved adze blade he had.  They came with highly polished edges.
I like doing business with Ragnar.  Very reasonable chap. Sells good quality.
Totally honest in my experience of many purchases.  Has Mora knives,
hooked knives, and a nice little straight drawknife too.
Fancy knives and throwing axes if you like too.
Was selling the knife designed at the Viking Ship Museum.
A LOT of reenactors have that one, me too.

I have a few actual medieval axes I have bought.
One is Slavic, one is the generic 1500 year plus pattern and one
is a good deal like the boat building axes in the Bayeaux tapestry
only the bottom half of the blade is broken off below the eye.

I have close to two dozen actual knives from late Roman times to the
late Renaissance [folders].  Two I have taken a very fine diamond
hone to and carefully removed the rust.
  One is capable of being shaved with.  The back of
one on both sides of one has a medieval greek or cyrillic inscription
etched in above a line of triangles.  Upon first seeing some details under
some rust I thought it might be one of the Polish decorated knives
done in the false damascus manner.   The other has three yellow dots
clean through the blade.  The iron in this one is not as good quality
and has a grey grainy texture to it.  Both were heavily rusted when
I began.

Medieval knives are relatively inexpensively come by on
eBay.   A local to me antiquities dealer has a boxful of a hundred or
so he has bought.  Most are in miserable shape.

Magnus

> Thanks for the info below...
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> Haraldr