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

[Jim Looper]

Funny. I just shared this series to SCA Blacksmithing yesterday.

Regards,

Lucien

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On May 21, 2020 5:35 AM, Garth Groff and Sally Sanford via Atlantia <atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org> wrote:
>
> 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  🦆
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