FOR YOUR INFORMATION May A.S. XIX Armor usually weighed between fifty and fifty-five pounds. Swords were weighted for use with one hand and usually weighed about 4 to 6 pounds. Arrows were carried at the side, not the back. The longbow is a Welsh invention, not an English one....

July/August XIX There has been a lot of talk lately among the populace of awards, titles, and territories, so I thought I would take it upon myself to write on an open discussed topic, Awards of Arms, or A.O.A. Simply, an A.O.A. is a rather nifty piece of paper...