Introducing a monthly subscription for next gen consoles and hiking game pass prices /s

Already happening with cars and many things so it is inevitable

The CEO is a she, Asha Sharma.

None of this is about your mental health or protecting fragile people. It's about policing the Internet. The government hates the free and open internet. They want a regulated one like Russia, China, and North Korea. That is the real reason behind this sudden shift against social media. They are scared of being exposed such as the Epstein Files. They want our Digital ID so they can police us with facial recognition software. 1984 is coming sooner then you think! And I say this as someone from the UK where it is already begun. We never had freedom of speech to start with though.

Sadly, many of our castles and such places are run by volunteers and the organisations who run them are not very good as they used to be. I wish we had more. We do have medieval events at certain castles but they are always quite far away and hard to get to. So maybe people do go just not around me. Though looking forward to going in August. It will be fun.

Thanks! I am using it for reenactment in different castles. Sadly in the UK ren fairs are not a thing though we do have medieval fairs that are similar but they are not as frequent. Though I am hopefully going to a tournament and participate in one in August but just as meet and greet.

Thank you! I studied historical coat of arms and followed the Rules of Tincture which is how medieval knights and nobles made their heraldry on shields and flags, etc. There were specific rules about what colours and patterns could go together so I tried to make it as accurate as possible. I made it myself though my dad made the sword and shield you see here, I made everything else and painted the shield and sword. It's meant to be two moons which symbolize my other hobby of astronomy and the owl is sitting on a book to represent my Animal Behaviour and Welfare degree that I studied at university. Also, my other hobbies and interests in general are animals and reading and writing, so just a kind of personal coat of arms. Though I am bad at art, lol. Glad you like it though. It was fun to make.

Thanks! I definitely am. My sister and her boyfriend took me there to celebrate finishing my degree and it was epic!

Here is my helmet and shield too

Thanks! It was fun to work on it and glad I could get his help as well.

Well it wasn't too bad but it was windy that day and overcast. I am wearing it tomorrow and its meant to be 30 degrees so let's see how I manage. Though it does have holes for ventilation at least.

Not so great for the summer knights lol

Thanks! I just got chainmail armour for the first time and almost returned it cause it was heavier then I thought and stank bad but I degreased it a little. Used some guides online and it was not as heavy as I thought.

I know this comment is old now but I actually did end up getting real chainmail! Just posted some pics. It was quite heavy but not as heavy as I thought and I am getting used to it. I could easily move around and stuff. A lot easier then making it myself.

Thank you! The leg armour and sabatons (shoe armour) I made myself. It's part of my plate armour that I made fully by myself. I did make my own gauntlets but the ones in this photo are real steel from Amazon too. The sword is handmade by my dad and I painted it. I got the cape and hood from Amazon and the chainmail shirt from an online store called The Knight Shop. I used plastic from flower pots to make the leg armour and sabatons. And for my chestplate and other armour (that you can see in other posts in my profile) I used EVA cosplayer foam and more plastic. I found it easy to work with plastic and it has a metalic look. However, it can be tricky to spray paint and I used silver spray paint and a see-through top coat.

However, sometimes the paint flakes off which is the downside of not using real armour. I would love to get into real blacksmithing though but I do not have the training or space for a forge. But that would be epic. The chainmail shirt weighs 9kg and the hood weighs 2 kg so I was just getting used to it, lol. It did feel slightly heavy but not uncomfortable and even moved in the wind. I could easily run around and stuff like that. But if you want real chainmail it comes with lots of oil from the warehouse so you have to clean some off and it smells somewhat. Airing it out in the sun can help. Sorry for the long answer but it did take a few years to make though more that I kept tweaking and changing it. I will definitely save up for real armour like a chestplate but that might take time.

I agree! Just the coif and a helm would be easier for sure. I had to have my brother be my squire and help me put the shirt on and off. But it wasn't too bad wearing it. I could feel extra weight but it was not uncomfortable and even moved in the wind. I could run around and swing my sword. I do have a helmet but it's a Norman style helmet arriving today and I also have made my own helmet with a visor sometimes called a close helm.

Thanks! It felt epic to wear real armour.