Today I had the full harness on and rode in it. I ran some dummy passes with Michelle and it was wonderful. There are some bits that still need a tweak but all in all it was great.

Just a bit of background to my going 15th C.

Many years ago, when I first started this whole re-enactment lark, well before I decided that I even wanted to joust I joined a group in Newcastle that was mainly Dark Ages. I was never that keen on Vikings but it was the only group anywhere near me, (it was a 5 hour drive round trip every second weekend to train) one of the guys (Darren) had a 15thC Gothic harness. This was my idea of what a knight should be and one weekend he let me try it on. I thought it was the most wonderful thing. This pic was taken about 15 years ago and I am all of 20.

Over the years I have done a lot of different periods and I have tried to do them as well as I can, but the 15thC and that Gothic harness has always been my dream. Well, maybe not that harness

I would like to thank Jiri Lucius for making me a beautiful harness. It truly is gorgeous. It fits like a glove and the workmanship is amazing. Jiri is amazing to work with, he is committed to bringing to reality the vision of his customer. I cannot say enough good things about Jiri.


The spurs are a pair of the Deepeka 15thC. I pulled off all the crap fittings and leather, made some new fittings, polished them up and did some subtle file work on the rowels. I was pretty happy with how they came out.



Luke Binks made this for me, it will be here next week.

Isn't it gorgeous.

Luke is becoming a very talented armourer in his own right.

A huge thank you to my wife Michelle for helping me realise my dream. I couldn't do this without her, she is my inspiration, my rock, she keeps me sane. Love you babe.

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Cheers

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