Somnolent Vampire

full plate armor was only widely used for less than a century, at the end of the Middle Ages. it was soon outdated by the growing use of firearms, and was more common in performative jousting than in actual warfare.

and knights in shining armor? they probably barely existed. shining suits of armor were the sorts of things kings wore in parades–the medieval equivalent of a fashion photoshoot. in reality, polishing armor to a shine was horribly expensive and difficult to maintain on grimy battlefields–painted armor was much more practical. 

Damn those victorians!! They scrubbed off the finish to look more rich!

Painted

Russeted

Blackened

I’m a frog scientist and I approve this meme-age! . Also, this is the first scientist #meme I’ve ever made. Did I do good?!

head empty,, only frog

i present to you ‘which star wars guy would look at you and say ‘get me some of that’

if you take it, lemme know what u get! 

Gouyen (c.1857-1903): Wise Woman of the Apache

Footnotes and citations available in the footnotes on the main site: click here.

Thanks to the Mescalero Apache Tribe for looking over the entry and okaying it for online publication. 

If you’re interested in the book, I put up a ton of details about it here, and you can preorder online here. 

Next entry, something less grim and gritty. More details behind the cut.

Next, what I based her ceremonial outfit on:

And her regular wear:

Chief Quanah Parker, visual reference for the Comanche chief:

The Comanche knife:

And the dancers: