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#103 "Making Armor Comfortable, Medieval Modesty, The Versatile Cannabis Plant"

By: Renaissance Magazine

Type: Magazine

Product Line: Renaissance Magazine #101-150

Last Stocked on 11/5/2021

Product Info

Title
#103 "Making Armor Comfortable, Medieval Modesty, The Versatile Cannabis Plant"
Sub-category
Publish Year
2015
Dimensions
8.5x11x.2"
NKG Part #
2147600457
Type
Magazine

Description

Making Armor Comfortable
Often thought of medieval arms as being crudely made, but in reality they were expensive objects made by teams of highly skilled artisan-engineers. This issue shows you the ways you can go about choosing the right suit of armor that’s comfortable, easy to put on and take off, and above all, safe.

The Versatile Cannabis Plant
If you think that the recent growing acceptance of cannabis is something new, think again. One of humanities oldest cultivars, cannabis has long been a plant with five purposes: for its oil; as a source of hempen fibers; for its seeds, consumed by people for food; for its narcotic properties; and therapeutically to treat a wide variety of ills in traditional folk medicine.

Medieval Modesty
It was not uncommon on any riverbank, lakeshore, or seashore for there to be naked men and boys swimming, even with women present. This issue reveals that much of what today’s society believes about the subject is colored by the cultural mores of modern sensibilities.

The Candlemas Tourney
This takes you to Candlemas, an intensive tournament held each February in the Middle Kingdom in Lexington, KY, which brings hundreds of guests for a serious, definitive exploration of the sport that is SCA rattan combat.