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married medieval Lunter couple (because who`s gonna stop me?????)
\\ i swear if ya wont praise me enough for this kind of shit i`ll combust
What the Heck is the Golden Guard Actually Wearing: A Speculative Guide
So a long while ago, I was talking in a Discord server with a few others about what Hunter's GG uniform might actually be composed of, since apparently a lot of the fandom seems to interpret it as a kind of tunic. With the finale of the show sending us all into tears, I thought I'd take a break from the heartache and explain my theories.
(This might be long, so I'll put pictures in when I can)
So to start with, let's actually begin not with his uniform, but what's underneath it, as seen above.
(So scary, truly)
Now, while some people headcanoned this as a binder (and I'm not one to bash on people's ideas), I think it's actually a kind of brigandine!
(Note the length, the buckles going down the front, and the leather straps going over the shoulders)
This was a kind of armor that knights or soldiers wore, composed of strips of metal fastened between two pieces of heavy cloth or leather to make a vest. It was handy to have because it was fairly durable and lightweight, and offered decent protection without needing all the fancy welding required for full-plate armor.
It was worn on top of a tunic (like he does in the photo), and was usually sleeveless, though it sometimes could come with arm and shoulder protection.
Now, I confess, a brigandine wouldn't normally be worn under armor (too many layers and padding), but that leads us to Hunter's actual uniform!
(Angry cat / big brother energy intensifies)
So while the cloak and pin are common enough that even most civilians in medieval times wore them, this isn't one solid tunic piece -- it's plate mail!
Now, to get the basics out of the way, that little shoulder guard he's wearing is called a pauldron, and was used to keep your opposing, non-dominant side safe when jousting. Knights would normally only wear one, as two would be cumbersome, and holding your lance under one was uncomfortable and impractical.
(It also makes an adequate perch for little bird palismen)
That duller yellow color Hunter wears is the undershirt knights would wear under their armor (for extra padding against chafing and some extra protection). While this historically would be a gamberson (or aketon, depends on who you ask), a thick, quilted fabric shirt, it'd be too bulky for the plate mail he's wearing, amidst other things.
Instead, he might be wearing an arming shirt!
Also referred to as an arming doublet (again, depends on who you ask), these were made later as a thin kind of form-fitting shirt that was more flexible and allowed for ease of motion when wearing armor. Sometimes chain mail was sewn into more vulnerable areas for coverage, like between the legs and the armpits (like you can kinda see in the first pic).
(Also, take notice of the higher sides of the collar, which you can also see under Hunter's cape)
The brighter gold armor he wears is, from what I can tell, not full plate mail, but a kind of cuirass!
These were chest plates that covered both the front and back of a knight without needing all the extras of armor, and could be worn with an arming shirt or chainmail.
They also usually came with hip guards -- those little strips by his pelvis -- and were special attachments called faulds, useful for keeping those areas safe without making things too bulky.
And there you have it! Hope this helps with your art and writing, and thus concluding
✨Weird History With Fable✨
Peepaw from the previous year
👁️👁️
boo-los lore
he’s everywhere
Ok now the premiere is over here’s my proper post ! Thank you so much to everyone who came to watch it go live :D
I’ll get working on the next episode soon !!
It would mean the world if you could give this a share, I’ve worked incredibly hard on it <3
Lowkey wanted to share this
//eek minor body horror
Doodle page from last night, got a little wacky silly with it
the sisters doing a silly walk.
Breathing Underwater by Hot Milk
Funny Philip faces 😆
I just finished animating that 9 seconds walking scene now I can sleep for the day 😂
scrupulosity
hooked nose lilith you will always be famous
Philip voiced by ShelbeanieVO, Caleb voiced by Elsie Lovelock :)
Little sneak peek !
Here's some edits cause I always wondered what Hunter's expressions were under the mask😭
I'm obsessed with the atelier of a witch hat art style and I decide to do a mini style study... BUT OF COURSE I DID IT WITH THE WITTEBROS.
About the actual contex well there's none but this could be easily an Au where the wittebros never went to the demon realm.
Thing i had in my mind
From The Human Realm Spiderweb thing, the Internet.
Welcome to Historic Gravesfield
We invite you to come to Gravesfield and visit one of Connecticut’s oldest established townships.
Gravesfield is deeply devoted to preserving our authentic New England heritage, now over 375 years in the making. Heritage tourism is an important component of the community’s identity.
We think you’ll find that the Historic Gravesfield district has many things to offer visitors from an extended weekend getaway to a pleasant day trip. Visitors to Gravesfield can rediscover our nation’s heritage in an authentic, living New England village whose artifact-rich museums, historic homes, shops and places of interest offer experiences for all ages.
Walking along these quiet streets, with brick-paver sidewalks shaded by mature trees, you’d never know you were just a stone’s throw from busy I-91. The historic district of Old Gravesfield is a little world unto itself.
One early building is the old Wittebane House on Main Street. Believed to be built in the 1650s, it’s the setting for the historic mystery of the Wittebane Brothers, who both mysteriously disappeared during the 1662 Hartford witchcraft hysteria, the first widespread witch panic in New England history. There is a statue, reputed to be of the Wittebane Brothers, in the town square.
Two separate but equally disturbing incidents triggered the panic: the “diabolical possession” of Hartford resident Ann Cole and the fatal illness suffered by eight-year-old Elizabeth Kelly. Young Kelly’s damning last words “Goody Ayers chokes me!” were enough to set witch accusations flying. In all, eight people were formally charged; three, and possibly a fourth, were executed.
The disappearance of the Wittebane Brothers occured at a high point of the witchcraft hysteria.
The legend that is most often cited these days recounts that one brother had got involved with a witch, and had been spirited away by them. In this story, the other brother is reputed to have followed after the witch and his brother, in an attempt to save him.
Whatever the truth of the mysterious disappearance of the brothers, the story has continued to excite interest in the centuries since. The statue being erected by public subscription in 1866, to commemorate the township's involvement in the witch trials.
The fund also opened a new subscription lending library in a building near the church.
NO WAYYYY.
The Elk House Swap AU part 1 (pages 1-10)
cw/tw: blood!
another one of those cryptic nightmares
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1600’s man discovers flight
Ah screw it, I'm compiling them all in one post instead. It's just more convenient. :V
♦️DOWN MEMORY LANE. Part. 1.♦️
Caleb let Evelyn go into his mind to show her he's totally fine!
Hellu ellu it's Caleb Wittebane!
An old thing I forgot to post. ol< I think I only shared it on discord and thought I posted it here too. Anyway, boop boop.
A compilation of philip wittebane resembling a sad wet cat
if anyone has the og template i’ll give you a virtual cookie
no because i just. can’t get over belos wearing his dumb fucking pilgrim outfit and insisting on being called “witch hunter general” like. idk just how… childish it all is. how he’s so wrapped up in this game of hero he’s created for himself that he doesn’t have an ounce of self awareness. he’s created this idea of himself in his mind of the destroyer of evil, the savior of the human realm, and he has to believe in it because if he doesn’t then all of the sins he’s committed will drive him mad (this holds even more weight now knowing that him killing his brother and creating the grimwalkers stand out as his worst memories). just. he is so so completely detached from any semblance of reality, completely unable to self reflect, to see not only how horrible but how ridiculous this all is. how he’s doing this for nothing. he’s just an old man that time has moved past who is so deep into the sunk cost fallacy that his only way of moving forward is further deluding himself. just. thinking.
Backyard birdies!! :D
OH MY GODODDDHDDDJD
