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Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe: From the Iron Period of the Northern Nations to the End of the Thirteenth CenturyHewitt, John

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Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe: From the Iron Period of the Northern Nations to the End of the Thirteenth Century

Name: Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe: From the Iron Period of the Northern Nations to the End of the Thirteenth Century
Author: Hewitt, John

Hewitt, John

Armor; Weapons

Flag, lance, Pt. ii. 150, 167, 168, Pt. iii. 305, 338.

  Flags, Pt. i. 84, Pt. ii. 163, Pt. iii. 331.

  Flail, military, 327.

  Foot, knights contend as, Pt. ii. 116.

  Foot-troops, Pt. iii. 196, 197, 216;
    ridden down by the knights of their own party, 203.

  Fork, military, Pt. i. 57.

  Formation of troops, Pt. i. 16, Pt. ii. 101, 108, 114, Pt. iii. 217,
       223.

  Forts of wood, 180.

  Francisca, 45.

  Franks, 4, 9, 16, 53.

  Fraternitas armorum, 50 _note_.

  Frieslanders, Pt. iii. 219.


  Gambeson, Pt. ii. 111, 127, Pt. iii. 229, 239.

  Gauls, 9.

  Gauntlets of scale-work, 234.

  Gaveloches, 219.

  Geldon, 151.

  Gerefa, 15.

  Germans, Pt. i. 9, 16, 17, 31.

  Gesa, 106.

  Gibet, 153.

  Godbertum, 292.

  Godendac, 323.

  Godwin, Earl, his present to Hardecanute, 12.

  Gonfanon, Pt. ii. 103, 166.

  Graisle, 168.

  Greaves, Pt. iii. 244.

  Greek fire, Pt. i. 89, Pt. ii. 161, Pt. iii. 327;
    Arabic treatise on, 329;
    discharged in barrels, 351.

  Guisarme, Pt. i. 50, Pt. ii. 106, 155, Pt. iii. 211, 322.

  Gula, Laws of, 12.

  Gunpowder, 89.

  Gwentland, archers of, 105.


  Hair, how worn, Pt. ii. 148, Pt. iii. 301.

  Halbard, Pt. i. 11, Pt. iii. 323.

  Harold II., 18, 64.

  Harold Harfagar, 20.

  Hastiludes, 181.

  Hastings, battle of, 16, 19, 21, 55, 114.

  Hauberk, Pt. ii. 129, Pt. iii. 233;
    with continuous coif, Pt. ii. 130, Pt. iii. 233;
    short-sleeved, 131, 239;
    long-sleeved, 131;
    with fingered gloves, Pt. iii. 234;
    with separate gauntlets, 234;
    with coudières, 234.

  Haubergeon, Pt. ii. 131, Pt. iii. 239.

  Helm, flat-topped, 279, 346;
    flat-topped, with moveable ventail, 281;
    worn over the mail-coif, 281;
    round-topped, 281;
    of "sugar-loaf" form, 282;
    of leather, 282, 368, 369;
    secured by a chain, 285;
    with fan-crest, 285;
    with peacock plume, 286;
    with horns, 289;
    crowned, 289;
    of Poitiers, 293.

  Helmets, Pt. i. 66, Pt. ii. 138, Pt. iii. 274;
    combed, Pt. i. 67, Pt. ii. 140;
    conical, Pt. i. 67, Pt. ii. 140, Pt. iii. 290;
    Phrygian, Pt. i. 67, Pt. ii. 140;
    round-topped, Pt. i. 67, Pt. ii. 140, Pt. iii. 290;
    crested, Pt. i. 68, Pt. ii. 141, 142, Pt. iii. 285;
    charmed, 68;
    frame, Pt. i. 69, Pt. iii. 291;
    of bronze, 71;
    of bronze gilt, 71;
    of wood, 71;
    crowned, 72, 289;
    nasal, Pt. i. 72, Pt. ii. 130, 138, Pt. iii. 291;
    wide-rimmed, Pt. ii. 112, 141, Pt. iii. 290;
    with cheek-pieces and neck-pieces, 139;
    flat-topped, Pt. ii. 141, Pt. iii. 289;
    with heraldic device, 142;
    open-faced, 291.

  Hood of chain-mail, Pt. iii. 236;
    flat-topped, 236;
    round-topped, 236;
    slipped off the head and resting on the shoulders, 237;
    hood of cloth-like material, 237.

  Horns, Pt. ii. 169, Pt. iii. 338.

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Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe: From the Iron Period of the Northern Nations to the End of the Thirteenth CenturyHewitt, John

History

Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe: From the Iron Period of the Northern Nations to the End of the Thirteenth Century

Hewitt, John

Armor; Weapons

Flag, lance, Pt. ii. 150, 167, 168, Pt. iii. 305, 338.

  Flags, Pt. i. 84, Pt. ii. 163, Pt. iii. 331.

  Flail, military, 327.

  Foot, knights contend as, Pt. ii. 116.

  Foot-troops, Pt. iii. 196, 197, 216;
    ridden down by the knights of their own party, 203.

  Fork, military, Pt. i. 57.

  Formation of troops, Pt. i. 16, Pt. ii. 101, 108, 114, Pt. iii. 217,
       223.

  Forts of wood, 180.

  Francisca, 45.

  Franks, 4, 9, 16, 53.

  Fraternitas armorum, 50 _note_.

  Frieslanders, Pt. iii. 219.


  Gambeson, Pt. ii. 111, 127, Pt. iii. 229, 239.

  Gauls, 9.

  Gauntlets of scale-work, 234.

  Gaveloches, 219.

  Geldon, 151.

  Gerefa, 15.

  Germans, Pt. i. 9, 16, 17, 31.

  Gesa, 106.

  Gibet, 153.

  Godbertum, 292.

  Godendac, 323.

  Godwin, Earl, his present to Hardecanute, 12.

  Gonfanon, Pt. ii. 103, 166.

  Graisle, 168.

  Greaves, Pt. iii. 244.

  Greek fire, Pt. i. 89, Pt. ii. 161, Pt. iii. 327;
    Arabic treatise on, 329;
    discharged in barrels, 351.

  Guisarme, Pt. i. 50, Pt. ii. 106, 155, Pt. iii. 211, 322.

  Gula, Laws of, 12.

  Gunpowder, 89.

  Gwentland, archers of, 105.


  Hair, how worn, Pt. ii. 148, Pt. iii. 301.

  Halbard, Pt. i. 11, Pt. iii. 323.

  Harold II., 18, 64.

  Harold Harfagar, 20.

  Hastiludes, 181.

  Hastings, battle of, 16, 19, 21, 55, 114.

  Hauberk, Pt. ii. 129, Pt. iii. 233;
    with continuous coif, Pt. ii. 130, Pt. iii. 233;
    short-sleeved, 131, 239;
    long-sleeved, 131;
    with fingered gloves, Pt. iii. 234;
    with separate gauntlets, 234;
    with coudières, 234.

  Haubergeon, Pt. ii. 131, Pt. iii. 239.

  Helm, flat-topped, 279, 346;
    flat-topped, with moveable ventail, 281;
    worn over the mail-coif, 281;
    round-topped, 281;
    of "sugar-loaf" form, 282;
    of leather, 282, 368, 369;
    secured by a chain, 285;
    with fan-crest, 285;
    with peacock plume, 286;
    with horns, 289;
    crowned, 289;
    of Poitiers, 293.

  Helmets, Pt. i. 66, Pt. ii. 138, Pt. iii. 274;
    combed, Pt. i. 67, Pt. ii. 140;
    conical, Pt. i. 67, Pt. ii. 140, Pt. iii. 290;
    Phrygian, Pt. i. 67, Pt. ii. 140;
    round-topped, Pt. i. 67, Pt. ii. 140, Pt. iii. 290;
    crested, Pt. i. 68, Pt. ii. 141, 142, Pt. iii. 285;
    charmed, 68;
    frame, Pt. i. 69, Pt. iii. 291;
    of bronze, 71;
    of bronze gilt, 71;
    of wood, 71;
    crowned, 72, 289;
    nasal, Pt. i. 72, Pt. ii. 130, 138, Pt. iii. 291;
    wide-rimmed, Pt. ii. 112, 141, Pt. iii. 290;
    with cheek-pieces and neck-pieces, 139;
    flat-topped, Pt. ii. 141, Pt. iii. 289;
    with heraldic device, 142;
    open-faced, 291.

  Hood of chain-mail, Pt. iii. 236;
    flat-topped, 236;
    round-topped, 236;
    slipped off the head and resting on the shoulders, 237;
    hood of cloth-like material, 237.

  Horns, Pt. ii. 169, Pt. iii. 338.

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