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Albion Swords Ltd - Sword Cutlers and Blademakers - Fine Handmade Collectable Limited Edition Museum Quality Medieval Swords

Albion Swords Ltd - Sword Cutlers and Blademakers - Fine Handmade Collectable Limited Edition Museum Quality Medieval Swords

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Armement médiéval Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. La chevalerie règne sur les champs de bataille, où la charge de ses combattants cuirassés provoque la crainte de la piétaille. La conception de l'armement médiéval lui est très largement consacrée. Symbolique de la féodalité et de l'aristocratie guerrière, associant sacralité du pouvoir et service au suzerain par un ensemble de rites propres, tels l'hommage lige.Disposition en « statue équestre » d'un chevalier de la fin du XVe siècle, sa monture cabrée. Armement mérovingien[modifier | modifier le code] L'armement franc a longtemps été vu comme l'une des principales causes des succès militaires de ce peuple au haut Moyen Âge. En réalité, Grégoire de Tours n'a que cette phrase pour qualifier les premiers succès francs dus à ce roi : « Il fit beaucoup de guerres et remporta certaines victoires », ce qui tendrait à montrer que Clovis ne fut ni plus doué, ni plus chanceux que ses prédécesseurs moins connus. Chevalier en cotte de mailles

free online file converter and YouTube video downloader.Convert videos, audio files, documents and ebooks. Medieval Suits of Armor "QUANTUM SHOT" #534Link - article by M. Christian and A. Abrams Metal Body Suits vs. Back in the good old days -- which everyone pretty much agrees were pretty damned rotten -- what you wore was a matter of life and death: simple rotting cloth was common, leather was rare, but for the gentleman of standing, it was armor or nothing. Armet of Henry VIII known as the Horned helmet. The first appearance of armor is a matter of much debate. Another weird helmet mask armor, from Augsburg, Germany, 1515, via The variety of shapes and styles of medieval helmets is worth an article in its own right: (images via 1, 2) Armor or Nothing The first armors were life-and-death simple: crudely formed metal plates designed to keep spears and swords out and the knight inside them safe. (images via) One of their brilliant innovations was perfecting mail ... and, no, I'm not talking about the 'rain nor sleet' variety. (images via) The Middle Ages Arms Race (image via) (art courtesy John Howe) (image via) (images via)

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