The Value of Water & Air - Armourers Guild

Bellows and Jar at the Armourers Guild

Breastplate at the Armourers Guild.

It had been a little while since my last visit to the Armourers Guild and I was glad to find my way back there. It was a little early to say hello to the Masters but forge was waiting to be drawn. Standing behind a chair was an impressive breastplate and I made it the subject of this visit.

Leaders & Masters of the Armourers Guild

From time to time I enjoy the challenge of sketching people as well as places. I was recently contacted my Master Havaar of the Armourers Guild, he was hoping to arrange for a sketch of those who work hard within his guild and have progressed well within the ranks. I was delighted to get such a request and here is the drawing I produced for them. I hope it was a pleasant surprise for them at their recent auction.

The Armourers Guild

The rising sun brought warmth to the later morning however I still found few people to be about. I walked up the gentle hill and into the guild tent. To my right was the corner occupied by the Armourers Guild. Their anvil stood proudly before their room and bore their emblem. I settled on the edge of light and shadow in the entrance of the guild tent and put pen to paper. The arts of the armourer are something of a mystery to me; method, understanding and a spirit of craftsmanship take form and function within the hot coals, the plate of the anvil and the quenching barrel.