[MR] Royal Armouries: How Shall a Man Be Armed

[Garth Groff and Sally Sanford]

Noble Friends,

Among the videos located last week by My Lady Sarah Sinclair are a series
produced by the Royal Armouries in the series "How Shall a Man Be Armed".
In proper succession they form a visual textbook on the evolution of
Western European armour. The videos are quite well done, each showing how a
squire would dress a knight for battle.

11th century: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ofqIc1g1nI

13th century: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy_ztGP1oNU

14th century: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VaNfeBj6jA

15th century: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mflAGxs0mgM

The videos only show the most complete armour for each time period for
those able to afford the best. Lesser armor for common men-at-arms ("arrow
fodder") is not discussed. Well, you can't fit everything into one of these
short films.

Yours Aye,


Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge  🦆