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Forum: European Armoury

30th November 2022, 04:05 PM

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THE BORDER REIVERS.

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Posted By M ELEY

Here's another sword of the era. I'm assuming...

Here's another sword of the era. I'm assuming these were just the European types that were circulating during the time of the Reivers. I've always been attracted to this sword-type, similar to the...

Forum: European Armoury

28th November 2022, 12:38 AM

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THE BORDER REIVERS.

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Posted By M ELEY

Of course! I wasn't thinking about the terrain at...

Of course! I wasn't thinking about the terrain at all, was I? So the two-handed claidheigm da laim was out. I had heard mention of a 'winjer' before and found the attached information (or at least...

Forum: European Armoury

27th November 2022, 05:34 PM

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THE BORDER REIVERS.

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Posted By M ELEY

Jim, thank you do much for this valuable...

Jim, thank you do much for this valuable material! As the Reivers were put down by the early 1600's, these sword types that the article indicates (pre-Claymore) are indeed the types they would have...

Forum: European Armoury

26th November 2022, 03:55 AM

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THE BORDER REIVERS.

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Posted By M ELEY

To be fair, many of the clans did not get along....

To be fair, many of the clans did not get along. There was frequent fighting between families and even in-fighting between members. The Highland clans didn't typically like the Lowlanders, etc. We...

Forum: European Armoury

25th November 2022, 12:27 AM

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THE BORDER REIVERS.

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Posted By M ELEY

Hello Peter and thank you for bringing up this...

Hello Peter and thank you for bringing up this topic! I have only recently started to study these clans of the Southwest regions of Scotland. I recently found out through Ancestry.com that I'm 27%...

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