Saturdays in March - Women in Armor

Have you ever wondered what the women were up to while the men were away fighting dressed in their shiny armor? Somewhere between stories of damsels-in-distress and myths of man-killing amazons lies the historical reality of women and warfare. Was there such a thing as ‘warrior-women’? Did they wear armor? Would women really wait to be rescued or would they rescue themselves? Could these distressed damsels in fact boss knights around? 

http://www.higgins.org/womeninarmor?utm_source=March+2013&utm_campaign=March+2013+Newsletter&utm_medium=email

hight elves armor 1by ~Shattan

Artisan Crafts / Leatherwork©2009-2013 ~Shatta

Hi! This is me, dressed up for a local Camelot-themed horseback ride.

I can tell you that this is Maria Archipova/ “Masha Scream” promoting an album for her band Arkona. Can’t find the photographer’s name though, sorry about that.

For a project last year i made a lady game character in 3D. I would describe her as reasonably armored.

I have all my Hi-res, WIPs and junk tagged on my tumblr if people are interested :) 

http://larp-pics.tumblr.com/post/42334621040

ozziescribbler asked: Hi! Inspired by eschergirls & your reblog of LuckyFK's 'Fantasy Armor' satirical picture I decided to propose a new initiative: a blog dedicated to images of potential battle damage caused by ridiculous female warrior outfits. I'm willing to moderate such Tumblr, BUT as it's supposed to be mainly submission-driven (à la Hawkeye Initiative), response from potential artists and fans is needed to start out. Can I count on support from womenfighters and its fans? And maybe blog name suggestions?

I think that’s an amusing idea, and I wish you luck with it!

I am generally really busy and just manage to get on here long enough to keep the posts going, but feel free to discuss the topic amongst yourselves. :)