May 27, 2017 · Its unclear wether the frankish armor depicted in manuscripts actually depicted contemporary armor, or if they were anachronistic depictions by the artist drawing inspiration from late Roman and Byzantine soldiers. Other depictions of Charlemagne's soldiers are obviously anachronistic which have them wearing 14th century French armor.

Jun 11, 2016 · Carolingian Arms and Armor in the Ninth Century » De Re Militari Doesn't look like it actually gives a full quote of that passage, but it lists the armor elements at least approximately. It's helpful to see the original language, for instance "gauntlet" or glove might actually be an armguard of some sort.

Mar 26, 2012 · You could generalize by saying that the Frankish warriors used weaponry and armor broadly similar to those of contemporary Norsemen. Armor would have consisted of chainmail shirts and bowl or spangenhelm helmets, and would have probably been limited to the retinues of lords. Common warriors would have been unarmored, in a tunic and trousers.

May 21, 2009 · Complex question as arms and armour changed throughout the Roman period. when you refer to 'Germanic' are you referring to the early Halstadt culture or the later Gothic-Frankish-Vandal culture. 'Gauls' and 'Celts' are basically the same culturally, so do do mean differences between say, tribes in Gaul proper, and tribes in Britain?

While the Tang empire was overpopulated, with a huge population of 80 million by the 9th century living on a comparable quantity of arable land to the Frankish kingdom, thus Tang soldiers were probably 5-6 inches shorter than Frankish soldiers (160 centimeters to 173-5 centimeters, see: Men From Early Middle Ages Were Nearly As Tall As Modern ...

Feb 3, 2024 · The reason she described the "Frankish crossbow" was to explain how lucky (or in her view divine providence) an armored person was when he got hit by such a crossbow and survived, as the quarrel went through his helmet and another through his armor.

Jun 8, 2012 · However, these units generally did not have heavy horse armor, only the rider was armored, and the horse had at most a chamfron to protect its face. According to the early 5th century book Notitia dignitatum, there were 10 Vexillatio in the Empire, while each Vexillatio had around 400 to 600 Clibanarii cavalry, which meant there were only ...

Jun 29, 2018 · Frankish swords like the VLFBERHT had a higher carbon content (making them more durable) and their design was much more manoeuvrable compared to Scandinavian-produced swords. Although smaller weapons like daggers, knives, and arrowheads could be manufactured in Scandinavia, the best swords and spearheads were undoubtedly imported.

Mar 22, 2016 · The quilted garment is an acketon or gambeson, a padded defense which in this case is worn under the shirt of mail ("chainmail" if you must!). Some people prefer to use acketon for the garment worn under mail, and gambeson for a much heavier padded garment worn as stand-alone armor by those who could not afford mail.

Apr 25, 2015 · Fo Lang Ji "Frankish" breech-loading guns In the Battle of Tunmen and the Battle of Xicaowan in 1521/1522, the Chinese won against a small group of expeditionary Portuguese force. They realized that the Portuguese breech-loading guns have a fast rate of fire and are very good against infantry, so they quickly started to copy the design.