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CyganAngel


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Because she's too goddamned lazy to do her own research.

And her arm hurts too much. (Sympathy points?)

So, this is the thread where Cygan will post something she needs research done on; whether that be the effects of centrifugal forces on a cube-shaped world, the biology of a Leviathin, or the coolness rating of a pair of wings. And she expects you to do her research for her.

If you do, she will give you a cookie ^_^ It's chocolat and lolcat flavoured.

Or you could request a different prize. She will do everything in her power to grant your request if you do the research :/ She's not sure what else you might want, though.

Also, Cygan refers to herself in the third person now, for some reason.

Sooo... Go, research your heart away!

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Oh, right, I should give you something to research.

Hmm...

What are the differences between Eastern Dragons and Western Dragons? Eastern dragons are generally longer and more magical, I know that much, but..

Any help would be lovely =D

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random bit of knowledge.... eastern dragons are usually wise and good ... sort of like a sage, while western dragons tend to be treasure hording princess kidnapping village burning creatures ... hmm guess all dragons are pretty smart though i guess

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You win half a cookie, for giving me general facts.

I wanna know more specific details, though- like what could one do to appease each of the dragons? Which dragons had cooler abilities? Stuff like that.

It's for my shared universe. Star's already looking up Leviathins, and I'm doing Youkai, but we're the only ones at the moment :/

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oooh half a cookie ^^ i didnt expect to get any for random stuff coming from my "playing way to much games knowledge" but it did make me think... i think it shows that "western" cultures tend to be more negative than the eastern ones; i mean here someone finds dinosaur bones and it is assumed its a evil fire-breathing flying lizard there they think: "hmm its probably some wise mystical creature that brings good fortune"

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It's okay, I did my research yesterday.

Here's a question for you; how much would medieval weapons weigh? Pikes, swords, bows, halberds, all of them.

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in european metrics or in the weird pound system ?
i think i can find out for ya =)

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In kilograms I can convert it to pounds from there.

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well it turned out most larger weapons weigh somewhere arround 6Kg(halberts, claymores) ... hmm that seems really light i better check again to make shure. i have seen some maces between 2-4 Kg... havent found anything on pikes yet

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look what i found ^^ its for swords =)

Date(aprox) Length Weight Origin Wt/Lgth Source
(lb/oz) (lb/ft)

9th-10th c. 30 1/8" 2/8 Scand? 1.0 Wallace
1150-1200 32 3/8" 2/10 German .97 Wallace
13th c. 33 3/8" 1/8 .53 Wallace
1340 33 3/4" 2/9 French? .98 Wallace
1375-1400 30" 3/0 French 1.2 Wallace
14th c. 29 3/8" 2/1 .84 Wallace
1350-1400 29 3/16" 3/3 French 1.31 Wallace
1375-1400 23 5/8" * 2/8 1.27 Wallace
1380 31 1/8" 2/1 .8 Wallace
1400 34 3/8" 2/12 .96 Wallace
1460 34 3/4" 2/15 Italian? 1.01 Wallace
early 16th c. 36 1/8" 3/2 German 1.04 Wallace
9th-10th c. 75.5 cm. .5 Kg. Nordic .44 Wagner
9th-11th c? 89.5 cm. 1.42 Kg. 1.06 Wagner
11th-13th c. 92 cm. 1 Kg. Prague? .73 Wagner
Before 1432 41" 1/11 Italian? .49 Tower
about 1480 43.2" 2/12 German? .76 Tower (Hand and a half?)
about 1500 35.4" 1/15 Swiss .66 Tower
or Swabian
* Aproximately 5" of tip missing

c. means century.

hmmm thats troublesome it wont make a nice table..... guess ill link to the article then



-- Edited by gappiee on Thursday 11th of November 2010 11:53:33 AM

hmmm turns out actual weapons are lighter than most people think ^^



-- Edited by gappiee on Thursday 11th of November 2010 12:02:16 PM

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O.O

You win a cookie! Thanks for that, Gappiee! In fact, have 2 cookies!

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wheeeeeee coookkkieeeeeee!!!! sooo whats next? *likes cookies*

 

Edit to remove an acidental script i put in here =P



-- Edited by gappiee on Thursday 11th of November 2010 04:16:15 PM

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The development of Roman Centurion armour- when and how.

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ok this is what i found for now =/ it doesnt seem like they wore any special armor

Helmet Crest of the Roman Centurion
The Roman Centurion was distinguished by their dress from the common soldier. The silver plated helmet of the Centurion was surmounted by a crest which was often made of horse-hair or feathers, and so made as to give an imposing look with the illusion of height that helped him to appear more commanding. The feathers included those from exotic birds including the ostrich or pea****. The centurion wore a transverse crest, meaning that it ran from side to side across his helmet. It is believed that the centurion wore this type of crest in battle during the early Empire to serve as a visual reference and rallying point for their men.

Roman Centurion Clothing
The Roman Centurion wore the same basic style of clothes as the Roman Soldiers Clothing, although he had more heavily decorated silvered armor. They wore mail (lorica hamata) or scale armor (lorica squamata), generally about waist length with a curved lower edge in imitation of the bronze muscled cuirass worn by the Roman Tribunes. Their Cuirass, or breastplate was defensive armor for the torso, worn over a cloth, leather, or padded vest. The lower edge of the cuirass was curved and had one or more rows of round or long tongue-shaped lappets (pteryges) which formed a skirt. The Roman Centurion also wore ornate greaves on the front of the leg from the ankle to above the knee which were attached by straps and buckles. The centurion generally wore his ornate sword on the left and dagger on the right, the reverse of the common legionaries. The Roman Centurion also carried the vitis or vine staff which was a swagger stick about three feet in length originally made of grape vine. Their cloaks were typically pinned or fixed to the right shoulder, so as not to impede the movement of the right arm, with a clasp or brooch, called a fibula.

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I know what it looks like. A quick Google Image search turned that up.

What I need to know is, when did this particular style of armour crop up, and what were its' advantages over previous styles?

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i have no clue.... its hard to find anything on this =/

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Tell me about it. I spent hours trying.

Oh, well. Next question, maybe?

Does anyone wanna dig up any information they can on Biblical Archangels? The Archangels from the Bible?

Yeah, try and fit that together with mmy other requests, eh?

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ooooh i bet i can do that ^^ like what do you wanna know their role on earth? reason for existing? eeeeeuh i got a couple of good things from the sandman comic and D&D but i dont think(am quite shure) those are very biblical..... -_- i dun wanna read a bible so i guess ill go look for it on the interwebs ^^

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To the interwebs!

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ooh i forgot about this O.O

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ooh did you check the wiki page on arch-angels? it has a lot of information =O

Wikipedia

hmm ill see if i can find some more ... unless you have given up on this?  



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I got this down already.

Thanks, though.

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Grawr?

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O_o



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heya Lady ^^



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