Matt Ledford
@knyghtpurpel.bsky.social
(They/them)
Just a nonbinary practitioner of medieval history!
Just a nonbinary practitioner of medieval history!
Playing with some light kit ideas
#medieval #reenactment #larp #armor #hema #fakesteel #gothicarmor #sallet #gambeson #15thcentury
#medieval #reenactment #larp #armor #hema #fakesteel #gothicarmor #sallet #gambeson #15thcentury
November 8, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Playing with some light kit ideas
#medieval #reenactment #larp #armor #hema #fakesteel #gothicarmor #sallet #gambeson #15thcentury
#medieval #reenactment #larp #armor #hema #fakesteel #gothicarmor #sallet #gambeson #15thcentury
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⚔️So who would you root for?⚔️
Team Knight or Team Samurai?🇪🇺🔥🇯🇵
👉 Check out an interesting video by YouTube channel Dequitem, where they tried to stage such a non-choreographed fight: www.youtube.com/watch?v=umLz... 👈
#samurai #knight #duel
Team Knight or Team Samurai?🇪🇺🔥🇯🇵
👉 Check out an interesting video by YouTube channel Dequitem, where they tried to stage such a non-choreographed fight: www.youtube.com/watch?v=umLz... 👈
#samurai #knight #duel
April 25, 2025 at 7:28 AM
⚔️So who would you root for?⚔️
Team Knight or Team Samurai?🇪🇺🔥🇯🇵
👉 Check out an interesting video by YouTube channel Dequitem, where they tried to stage such a non-choreographed fight: www.youtube.com/watch?v=umLz... 👈
#samurai #knight #duel
Team Knight or Team Samurai?🇪🇺🔥🇯🇵
👉 Check out an interesting video by YouTube channel Dequitem, where they tried to stage such a non-choreographed fight: www.youtube.com/watch?v=umLz... 👈
#samurai #knight #duel
Some digital art I did for an upcoming medieval military simulation event. Check it out in instagram at lands_of_turmoil
#medieval #digitalart #15thcentury #14thcentury #cuirass #armor
#medieval #digitalart #15thcentury #14thcentury #cuirass #armor
June 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Some digital art I did for an upcoming medieval military simulation event. Check it out in instagram at lands_of_turmoil
#medieval #digitalart #15thcentury #14thcentury #cuirass #armor
#medieval #digitalart #15thcentury #14thcentury #cuirass #armor
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Reposted by Matt Ledford
Some guy on Twitter made a point of announcing that thousands upon thousands of men are descended from rapists, and we women "aren't going to like it when [they] stop asking nicely."
Which, you know, surprise surprise brother, but you're also not going to like it when we stop refusing nicely.
Which, you know, surprise surprise brother, but you're also not going to like it when we stop refusing nicely.
May 24, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Some guy on Twitter made a point of announcing that thousands upon thousands of men are descended from rapists, and we women "aren't going to like it when [they] stop asking nicely."
Which, you know, surprise surprise brother, but you're also not going to like it when we stop refusing nicely.
Which, you know, surprise surprise brother, but you're also not going to like it when we stop refusing nicely.
Doublet is finished and in hand!
#medieval #15thcentury #medievalclothing #armingdoublet #sword #hema #reenactment
#medieval #15thcentury #medievalclothing #armingdoublet #sword #hema #reenactment
May 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Doublet is finished and in hand!
#medieval #15thcentury #medievalclothing #armingdoublet #sword #hema #reenactment
#medieval #15thcentury #medievalclothing #armingdoublet #sword #hema #reenactment
Photographed the buckles I offer in my commissions. The few modern styles of buckle are left over and are the “economy” options. For the past 2 years I’ve only been ordering medieval buckles to maintain the quality I aspire to personally.
#leatherwork #medieval #larp #reenactment #medievalleather
#leatherwork #medieval #larp #reenactment #medievalleather
April 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Photographed the buckles I offer in my commissions. The few modern styles of buckle are left over and are the “economy” options. For the past 2 years I’ve only been ordering medieval buckles to maintain the quality I aspire to personally.
#leatherwork #medieval #larp #reenactment #medievalleather
#leatherwork #medieval #larp #reenactment #medievalleather
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omg she's not wearing luxurious bulging codpiece today...
April 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
omg she's not wearing luxurious bulging codpiece today...
April 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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QOTD: "That's the sword in the stone pose, because it's gonna take King Arthur to pull me out."
#facedownassup
#facedownassup
April 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
QOTD: "That's the sword in the stone pose, because it's gonna take King Arthur to pull me out."
#facedownassup
#facedownassup
Some updates on my doublet being made by the craftspeople of Art of Steel. I'm excited to see how it turns out! I used remnants of extant printed cloth to make a vector image to make the stamp they're using. I also did the sketches of the concept of doublet.
#medieval #larp #hema #15thcentury
#medieval #larp #hema #15thcentury
March 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Some updates on my doublet being made by the craftspeople of Art of Steel. I'm excited to see how it turns out! I used remnants of extant printed cloth to make a vector image to make the stamp they're using. I also did the sketches of the concept of doublet.
#medieval #larp #hema #15thcentury
#medieval #larp #hema #15thcentury
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🤺After three months of intensive testing, Matt Easton has released a review of our foam weapons on his Schola Gladiatoria channel.⚔️
🤺The video is really interesting and we love how he breaks down each LARP weapon we sent him from a HEMA perspective.💪
youtu.be/XjV8jWWg14o?...
🤺The video is really interesting and we love how he breaks down each LARP weapon we sent him from a HEMA perspective.💪
youtu.be/XjV8jWWg14o?...
FUN & SAFE training weapons for SWORD FIGHTING: FakeSteel Armory REVIEWED
YouTube video by scholagladiatoria
youtu.be
March 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
🤺After three months of intensive testing, Matt Easton has released a review of our foam weapons on his Schola Gladiatoria channel.⚔️
🤺The video is really interesting and we love how he breaks down each LARP weapon we sent him from a HEMA perspective.💪
youtu.be/XjV8jWWg14o?...
🤺The video is really interesting and we love how he breaks down each LARP weapon we sent him from a HEMA perspective.💪
youtu.be/XjV8jWWg14o?...
Did a full face of goth makeup last week! Didn’t go or do anything special, just felt like dressing a bit.
#goth #gothic #tradgoth #alternative #makeup #gothmakeup #gothicmakeup #nonbinary #androgyny
#goth #gothic #tradgoth #alternative #makeup #gothmakeup #gothicmakeup #nonbinary #androgyny
March 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Did a full face of goth makeup last week! Didn’t go or do anything special, just felt like dressing a bit.
#goth #gothic #tradgoth #alternative #makeup #gothmakeup #gothicmakeup #nonbinary #androgyny
#goth #gothic #tradgoth #alternative #makeup #gothmakeup #gothicmakeup #nonbinary #androgyny
I got to play around with my low fantasy depiction of a Norman soldier around 1200 CE for War of the Barons LARP event. My kit is inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry as well as the Morgan Bible.
#larp #medieval #knight #sword #nasalhelmet #surcoat #kiteshield #hema #gambeson #aketon
#larp #medieval #knight #sword #nasalhelmet #surcoat #kiteshield #hema #gambeson #aketon
February 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I got to play around with my low fantasy depiction of a Norman soldier around 1200 CE for War of the Barons LARP event. My kit is inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry as well as the Morgan Bible.
#larp #medieval #knight #sword #nasalhelmet #surcoat #kiteshield #hema #gambeson #aketon
#larp #medieval #knight #sword #nasalhelmet #surcoat #kiteshield #hema #gambeson #aketon
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My favorite bi-con, and he's truly breathtaking
February 18, 2025 at 3:12 AM
My favorite bi-con, and he's truly breathtaking
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FakeSteel Armory workshop
#workshop #larp #larpshop #shop #larping #larper #larpersoftiktok #larptiktok #hema #swords #sword #swordtiktok #fakesteel #leather #leatherwork #traininggear #gear
#workshop #larp #larpshop #shop #larping #larper #larpersoftiktok #larptiktok #hema #swords #sword #swordtiktok #fakesteel #leather #leatherwork #traininggear #gear
February 16, 2025 at 8:11 AM
FakeSteel Armory workshop
#workshop #larp #larpshop #shop #larping #larper #larpersoftiktok #larptiktok #hema #swords #sword #swordtiktok #fakesteel #leather #leatherwork #traininggear #gear
#workshop #larp #larpshop #shop #larping #larper #larpersoftiktok #larptiktok #hema #swords #sword #swordtiktok #fakesteel #leather #leatherwork #traininggear #gear
Progressively getting into my warm weather kit for a small LARP bash!
#15thcentury #landsknecht #medieval #knight #sallet #armor #larp #reenactment
#15thcentury #landsknecht #medieval #knight #sallet #armor #larp #reenactment
February 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Progressively getting into my warm weather kit for a small LARP bash!
#15thcentury #landsknecht #medieval #knight #sallet #armor #larp #reenactment
#15thcentury #landsknecht #medieval #knight #sallet #armor #larp #reenactment
Competed at #CarolinaCarnage and didn’t come away with any medals, but I’ll be back next year to claim mine.
#buhurt #buhurtduels #buhurtduelist #armor #medieval #knight #sword #longsword
#buhurt #buhurtduels #buhurtduelist #armor #medieval #knight #sword #longsword
February 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Competed at #CarolinaCarnage and didn’t come away with any medals, but I’ll be back next year to claim mine.
#buhurt #buhurtduels #buhurtduelist #armor #medieval #knight #sword #longsword
#buhurt #buhurtduels #buhurtduelist #armor #medieval #knight #sword #longsword
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🛡️Not shield, no problem.🤔
🤺Parry this you filthy casual.🔨
📸:Gigi photo / Gabriela Goffova
#larp #reenactment #medieval
🤺Parry this you filthy casual.🔨
📸:Gigi photo / Gabriela Goffova
#larp #reenactment #medieval
December 11, 2024 at 9:17 AM
🛡️Not shield, no problem.🤔
🤺Parry this you filthy casual.🔨
📸:Gigi photo / Gabriela Goffova
#larp #reenactment #medieval
🤺Parry this you filthy casual.🔨
📸:Gigi photo / Gabriela Goffova
#larp #reenactment #medieval
February 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Competing at Carolina Carnage tomorrow last minute. I will be competing in my strongest category of longsword though so I have hope. Tournament draws near.
#carolinacarnage #buhurt #buhurtduels #medieval #gothicarmor #knight #sword
#carolinacarnage #buhurt #buhurtduels #medieval #gothicarmor #knight #sword
January 31, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Competing at Carolina Carnage tomorrow last minute. I will be competing in my strongest category of longsword though so I have hope. Tournament draws near.
#carolinacarnage #buhurt #buhurtduels #medieval #gothicarmor #knight #sword
#carolinacarnage #buhurt #buhurtduels #medieval #gothicarmor #knight #sword
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Literally happening as we speak
January 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Literally happening as we speak
Took some photos today of my full Flemish 1480 kit. Turns out the competition I didn’t think I’d be able to attend I’ll be competing at this weekend!
#buhurt #buhurtduels #buhurtdueling #15thcenturyarmor #medieval #hema #larp
#buhurt #buhurtduels #buhurtdueling #15thcenturyarmor #medieval #hema #larp
January 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Took some photos today of my full Flemish 1480 kit. Turns out the competition I didn’t think I’d be able to attend I’ll be competing at this weekend!
#buhurt #buhurtduels #buhurtdueling #15thcenturyarmor #medieval #hema #larp
#buhurt #buhurtduels #buhurtdueling #15thcenturyarmor #medieval #hema #larp