I made another sword. The decoration on the guard and scabbard was drawn by hand, I'm actually rather pleased with how it turned out.

Custom 3d model of the sword Blackfyre from A Song of Ice and Fire for Mount & Blade Bannerlord, done to the client's specification. Don't ask me why the dragon is gold and not black, I just made it according to the concept I was given.

When it comes to history there's a very common trend on the internet of overcorrecting things. Usually this starts by some random person on a forum or youtube video 'correcting' what they say is a misconception and people latch onto it, even if their claim is unsubstantiated in proper sources.

So let me get this straight. Ghost of Yotei, set in the historical region of Ezo which at that time was not part of the Japanese kingdom and should be full of Ainu people is not, in fact, full of Ainu people and they're basically doing Japanese imperial whitewashing. Yeah fuck that.

My recent entry into my simracing journey has taught me that I race cars the way I live life - blowing trannies.

A 3d model trying to largely reproduce a timurid sword from the first half of the 15th century

Anyway I put them in mount & blade

3d model of a turco-persian helmet from the late 15th century. The calligraphy matches the original thanks to the extensive pictures present on the MET website, though I still am not entirely sure what it says lol. I also made a plain version next to it for some variety

More drawing, this time of how I envision the oblivion styled orc armour would've developed by the time of skyrim. I was going to decorate the plates but it felt too out of my league, maybe at some point.

I've been wanting to redesign skyrim armour for a while, and decided that it was as good of a reason as any to get into drawing so here's my first drawing I've done since I was a kid. I based it on morrowind armour mixed with golden horde stuff because I felt it fit with the mask.

Going live with a hardcore challenge run in KCD1 and a new somewhat thematic-appropriate outfit. Join in www.twitch.tv/duchess_skye

It is not a time for peace.

I think I have acheived peak vtuber design tbh

Doing some Elden Ring randomized deathless runs for the bounty by Kazoodle, feel free to join in www.twitch.tv/duchess_skye

I'll be live later today reacting to the For Honor Warrior's Den stream and also talking a bit about real life history regarding the inspirations for the new hero etc because why not. I might also play some Elden Ring afterwards

Just doing some For Honor tonight. twitch.tv/duchess_skye

I've begun to re-make my 3d avatar again, so hopefully in the next few weeks I'll have something more decent going again. Moreover I'm considering going further this time around, such as possibly adding new interaction animations that maybe can be used by twitch chat, if it works the way I want it.

www.twitch.tv/duchess_skye Tune in for the worst stream of your life where I indefinitely loop Brain Power by NOMA for several hours while going crazy trying to beat randomized Elden Ring deathless

Allright I've decided. I'll be streaming tonight. The stream will consist of me looping an obnoxious song indefinitely while playing either DS3 or ER until I pass out It's gonna be great

I found a backup of one of my older avatar files - sadly the most recent one is completely gone but this one will suffice until I get off my ass to make yet another better one for now. Expect streams to return in the neat future

So one thing I did not consider as a result of losing my 3d avatar files - I can't record videos now either until I fix up a new one. So I should probably get on that soon or it'll be a year between videos again

Lmao discord just suspended my account for 'hateful conduct' because my flair said This Faggot Kills Fascists, it doesn't even break their hateful conduct policy since fascists aren't a protected group. what a joke

A helmet attributed as Norman, given various datings from the 9-12th century based on said attribution. The helmet was reconstructed with a nasal added onto it in the 20th century with resin, either by someone who believed it had lost one or by someone who wanted to pass it off as something it isn't

A helmet attributed as Norman, given various datings from the 9-12th century based on said attribution. The helmet was reconstructed with a nasal added onto it in the 20th century with resin, either by someone who believed it had lost one or by someone who wanted to pass it off as something it isn't

Allright so I upgrades my pc, reinstalled windows and all that. Works fine. But like a dumbass I forgot that I for some reason had all my streaming associated files on my C drive. Yes, the one drive that gets wiped on a new windows installation... So I might have to make my avatar from scratch lol

Let's talk a bit about the Yarm helmet. First uncovered in the 1950s, it took nearly 70 years for a proper examination of the helmet to be released. Up until 2020 many dismissed this helmet as a potential fake, but the article established its authenticity. However, it dated it to the 10th century.

Let's talk a bit about the Yarm helmet. First uncovered in the 1950s, it took nearly 70 years for a proper examination of the helmet to be released. Up until 2020 many dismissed this helmet as a potential fake, but the article established its authenticity. However, it dated it to the 10th century.

why would jerma do this

This is a top contender for why Godinho is one of the most fun fencing masters - next to Fiore of course with his made-up arrogant persona and also his blinding powder in his pollaxe which according to him might permanently blind someone. (trans. from:) fightlikefiore.wordpress.com/tag/blinding...

Hi there, I am an illustrator with a focus on late medieval costume. I try to breathe some life into centuries old armours and dresses that once gracefully moved. If you want to explore what I do a bit more, start here: eol-art.fr/portfolio/Eo... (warning highres image may go heavy on your device)

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Bought some new parts for my pc arriving this week, so provided I don't blow something up trying to install them I'll probably be able to stream with more consistent quality going forwards. Either that or it'll catch fire. We'll see

The mail hauberk from Berane, modern day Montenegro, has recently been restored. In the accompanying paper the interesting judgement is made that this armour likely is Ottoman or under Ottoman influence, which is pretty neat if that's the case. www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

Falling down into the rabbithole of reading research on the sedentarization and development of Cuman culture in late medieval hungary. Mostly with the intention of making a video shitting on KCD for their godawful portrayal, but also because it's interesting in its own right

Actually might stream with this mod at some point come to think of it.

Been playing a mod for Bannerlord called Anno Domini Dark Ages which is basically a mod that aims to bring slightly more historical aesthetics to the native factions. Currently they've overhauled most factions except the Aserai and Khuzaits so I took it upon myself to outfit the khuzaits

Doing some For Honor and chilling on stream tonight www.twitch.tv/duchess_skye

when you are a weird sword goblin

Interesting pair of helmets I saw during my visit to Livrustkammaren. Hard to see but the left one seemed to have arabic script, though I could not make out whether it was real or just a fake imitation of it. Helmets are very eastern in style. Wonder if they were made as a political gift.

Anyway I'm doing a random bannerlord stream, hop in if you want www.twitch.tv/duchess_skye

Reading through various historical texts really hits you with the realization that actual history is way stranger than most fantasy. If you wrote in some of these things - which we actually have recorded in historical sources - in a fantasy book there'd be people going 'that's unrealistic'

I'm thinking the next video I might record is gonna be one of two topics. 1. The nomadic face masked helmets commonly (but very possibly incorrectly) associated with cumans 2. The over-representation of layering armour in modern portrayals, which historically (while present) is less prevalent.

Trans day of remembrance. Don't just focus on those trans people who have been murdered by strangers in public. Also remember the trans people who were denied healthcare, allowed to die in prison, encouraged to kill themselves by their loved ones, buried under the wrong name by their families.

So... Hey! Since I've been inactive for almost a year let me reintroduce myself I'm Arann, a swordsmith based in a small town near Rome If you think swords are cool you'll probably like this place but also if you think MY swords are cool maaybe give them a share so more people can see them :p

Well as we all know the other site is a bit of a mess so I will try to be more active here to. Will I succeed? Only time will tell So! Here's some of the swords I've finished during the past 9 months of inactivity :o! (Sorry!)

So I have like over a thousand new followers in the past week: Hello al! My name's Evan. I just finished my MA on Byzantine Armor and am currently still in the middle of finding a Byzantine Military PhD program. I write a ton about my research on my Patreon, which is free after one month.

I uploaded a video on the ever so popular chinese 'mountain pattern' armor (and about how that actually isn't much of a thing, really. Sorry to burst your bubble). Have a look if you're interested i guess. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZmv...

A brigandine held in the Swedish Royal Museum. Attributed as 16th century and potentially of Swedish make by the museum. However, I believe this attribution to be potentially faulty, and instead consider it a pretty distinct possibility this is of eastern - potentially Crimean Tatar - origin.