Medieval Armor - Fascinating

[packman]

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Henry VIII armor headpiece - 1511

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All brought to a dramatic end with the use of the English Longbow



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[OffWithTheirHeads]

1. As a retired sheet metal worker all I can say is that the skill level is off the charts!

[Wounded Bear]

2. I'm pretty sure the firearm had more to do...

with the discontinuance of the use of armor. Longbows were not common across the continent. Crossbows had similar firepower in terms of striking force but a lower rate of fire than the longbow.

[packman]

5. From the article

"1415, Northern France: on that side, the French; on the other side, the English. Although the numbers are a matter of much debate, it's commonly believed that the French outnumbered the English something like 10 to 1. For the English, under Henry (the 5th, forefather of the afore-mentioned 8th), it wasn't looking at all well. The likelihood was that they were going to be, to use a military term, 'slaughtered.' But then something happened that didn't just determine the outcome of the war but also changed Europe forever, as well as doomed the standing of the suit of armor as the ultimate weapon.

The French didn't know what hit them. Well, actually they did, which made their defeat so much more hideous: there they were, the cream of French soldiery, marching to seemingly certain victory, their mail and plate glistening in the sun, their monstrous metal weapons and protection the best of the best of the best.

Then the arrows started to fall, shot by Henry's secret weapon: the English (technically Welsh) longbow. In one horrifying volley after another, the French were cut down by an enemy they couldn't even reach, their precious armor pin-cushioned, their army pinned to the muddy ground."

Generally accepted by Medieval scholars as the battle that saw the end of the mounted knight due to the power of the longbow. Yes, the advent of gunpowder did ring the final bell, but this battle showed that a common man armed with a superior weapon could cut down a heavily armored horseman from a distance.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. I had no idea of the armor/metal stuff used in World wars...

fascinating.

[lunatica]

4. Unscratchable sweat soaked itchies caused it's demise

Haven't you ever read Connecticut Yankee in Kind Arthur's Court?

[kwassa]

6. Things must be protected.

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