Tag Archives: cavalry armor

Third MJ Commission

Posted on June 10, 2016 by dubiousbyhabit

“As much as it strains credibility, General Derron and Captain Vola have one of the strongest marriages I’ve ever seen. Derron lost his first wife around eight years before I was born. At the time Vola was a freewoman cavalry … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog news, My Stories, Period Fantasy | Tagged blog news, breastplate, bronze armor, Captain Vola, cavalry armor, cavalrywomen, First Empress, General Derron, Greco/Roman armor, hoplite armor, hoplites, linothorax, MJ Barros, MJ Barros commissions, my novel, my stories, my writing, officers, soldiers, swords | 2 Comments

First Empress soldier designs: Cavalry

Posted on February 3, 2016 by dubiousbyhabit

Cavalry Soldier Designs Cavalryman Atten spurred his horse out from the tree line at Captain Vola’s trumpeted signal. He followed his captain as they and the forty-six other heavy and medium horsemen charged toward the formation of enemy skirmishers. The … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories, Period Fantasy | Tagged ancient armor, breast plate, bronze armor, cavalry, cavalry armor, cavalrywomen, character designs, daggers, equipment designs, First Empress, Greco/Roman armor, heavy armor, my novel, my writing, plate armor, Queen Viarra, shields, short bows, soldiers, swords | 2 Comments

Empire of Amazonia Faction Mod for Total War: Rome 2

Posted on December 19, 2015 by dubiousbyhabit

Amazon Hoplites versus Spartan Hoplites, from the Empire of Amazonia, by Shannon I stumbled across an interesting mod for Total War: Rome 2 from their Steam Workshops. It’s called the Empire of Amazonia, a Faction Units mod from the Daughters … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer/Video Games, History's Heroines | Tagged amazons, ancient armor, archers, cavalry armor, cavalrywomen, Creative Assembly, game mods, Greco/Roman armor, heavy armor, heavy infantry, infantrywomen, leather armor, light armor, medium armor, pikewomen, scale armor, Sega, skirmishers, soldiers, spearwomen, swords, Total War, Total War: Rome II, warriors | Leave a comment

NaNoWriMo, post 4

Posted on December 2, 2015 by dubiousbyhabit

Hey, so final post for NaNoWriMo. Fell way short of the 50,000-word goal, but got a lot of groundwork laid down for the story, so I’m calling it a partial victory. It’ll be back to my regular updates this weekend. … Continue reading →

Posted in My Stories, Period Fantasy | Tagged ancient armor, Captain Vola, cavalry armor, cavalrywomen, Greco/Roman armor, hoplite armor, linen cuirass, linothorax, medium armor, my stories, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, peltasts, period fantasy | Leave a comment

Eowyn, by Suzanne Helmigh

Posted on May 6, 2015 by dubiousbyhabit

Eowyn, by Suzanne Helmigh “There she won the greatest fame of any warrior by standing over the mortally wounded King Théoden and fighting the Witch-King, the lord of the Ring-wraiths.” —From Tolkien: a Dictionary, by David Day Woot! Welcome, folks, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming, Medieval Fantasy, Novels | Tagged art, breast plate, cavalry armor, cavalrywomen, chain mail, Eowyn, fighters, gothic armor, heavy armor, layered armor, longswords, Lord of the Rings, Lord of the Rings Card Game, medieval fantasy, novels, plate armor, plate mail, shield-maidens, soldiers, Sophisticated Games, Suzanne Helmigh, warriors | 5 Comments

Game Armor Analysis: The Girls of Total War: Rome II, Part 1

Posted on September 20, 2014 by dubiousbyhabit

Gladiatrix (lady gladiator) versus Gaul in Creative Assembly’s Daughters of Mars DLC for Total War: Rome II I found it mildly amusing back in August when Creative Assembly launched the Daughters of Mars downloadable content for Rome II. The original … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer/Video Games, History's Heroines | Tagged ancient armor, ancient history, archers, barbarians, cavalry armor, cavalrywomen, composite bows, computer games, Creative Assembly, gladiators, Greco/Roman armor, infantrywomen, leather armor, light armor, medium armor, Roman history, Rome II, scale armor, short bows, skirmishers, soldiers, spears, spearwomen, strategy games, Total War, Total War: Rome II | Leave a comment

Knight Exemplar by Jason Chan

Posted on July 18, 2013 by dubiousbyhabit

Illustration by Jason Chan for Magic: the Gathering “If you think you are brave enough to walk the path of honor, follow me into the dragon’s den.” —Knight Exemplar Admittedly, the customizable card game Magic: the Gathering was something of … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming, Medieval Fantasy | Tagged art, card games, cavalry armor, full plate, games, heavy armor, Jason Chan Art, knights, Magic: the Gathering, medieval fantasy, paintings, plate armor, soldiers, Wizards of the Coast | Leave a comment

Miranda Otto as Eowyn

Posted on July 12, 2013 by dubiousbyhabit

“The women of this country learned long ago, those without swords can still die upon them.” —Lady Eowyn, The Two Towers It felt thematically appropriate to start this blog with Lady Eowyn of Rohan, the original shield maiden. She’s always held … Continue reading →

Posted in Medieval Fantasy, Movies/Television | Tagged armor, blog anniversary, cavalry armor, cavalrywomen, chain mail, disguises, Eowyn, fighters, layered armor, Lord of the Rings, medieval fantasy, medium armor, metal armor, movies, photographs, shield-maidens, soldiers, Tolkien | Leave a comment

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