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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

Shields, Pt. i. 72, Pt. ii. 143, Pt. iii. 293;
    bosses of, Pt. i. 72, 78, Pt. ii. 143, 144, Pt. iii. 295;
    handle, 72;
    reinforced with iron strips, 74;
    of Anglo-Saxon period, usually of lime-wood, 74;
    partly of leather, 76;
    rim of metal, 76, 111;
    round, Pt. i. 72, Pt. ii. 111, 143, 145, Pt. iii. 294, 318;
    oval, 76;
    painted and gilt, 76, 146;
    carried at back, 77, 146;
    large, 77;
    bronze coatings of, 78;
    Danish, 78;
    guige, Pt. i. 79, Pt. ii. 146, Pt. iii. 295;
    position in the graves, 79;
    kite-shaped, Pt. ii. 143, Pt. iii. 294;
    triangular, Pt. ii. 143, Pt. iii. 294;
    enarmes, 145, 295;
    heraldic, Pt. ii. 146, Pt. iii. 296;
    rich, 78, 147;
    used for bier of slain knight, 147;
    heart-shaped, Pt. iii. 294;
    pear-shaped, 294;
    quadrangular, 295;
    rounded below, 295;
    materials of, in thirteenth century, 295;
    with "pattern" ornaments, 297;
    slung at hip, 297;
    hung on room walls, 297;
    hung up in churches as memorials of distinguished knights, 297;
    carved on knightly tomb, 318.

  Shields figured: _frontispiece_, Part i. 60, 64, 65, 67, 77, Pt. ii.
       92, 102, 119, 122, 127, 129, 135, 136, 140, 144, 151, 170,
       Pt. iii. 228, 230, 232, 237, 243, 244, 250, 275, 283, 285, 287,
       296, 299, 303, 313, 339, 346.

  Ships, Pt. i. 11, 90, Pt. ii. 110, 147, 173, 178, Pt. iii. 362.

  Sica, 35.

  Sidonius Apollinaris, 4, 34.

  Siege of Paris in 886, 88;
    of Jerusalem in 1099, 173;
    of Crema in 1160, 176, 181;
    of Ancona in 1174, 177;
    of Messina in 1190, 178;
    of Acre, in 1191, 180;
    of Bedford castle in 1224, 360;
    of Carcassone in 1240, 355;
    of the Castle of Capaccio in 1246, 350.

  Sigeward, duke of Northumberland, his death, 66.

  Skating tilt, 187.

  Sling, Pt. i. 57, 58, Pt. ii. 156, Pt. iii. 204, 327;
    sling-stones, 59;
    staff-sling, 206, 327.

  Slings figured, Pt. i. 59, Pt. ii. 135, Pt. iii. 205, 206.

  Soket, 306.

  Song, war, 20.

  Soudoyers, 208.

  Sow, an engine for sieges, 174.

  Spears, Pt. i. 21, Pt. ii. 150, Pt. iii. 301.

  ------- figured, Pt. i. 22, 23, 64, 65, 66, 67, 77, 90, Pt. ii. 92,
       102, 107, 119, 122, 127, 129, 133, 135, 136, 137, Pt. iii. 237,
       243, 244, 250, 254, 303.

  Spear, shaft of, 27, 150;
    shoe of, 29;
    represented on knightly tomb, 305, 318;
    for hastiludes, 306.

  Spies, 209.

  Spingarda, 353.

  Spingardella, 353.

  Spurs, Pt. i. 81, Pt. ii. 171, Pt. iii. 298;
    on left heel only, 82;
    rowelled, 298;
    enriched, 300;
    suspended in churches as trophies, 300.

  Standards, Pt. i. 84, Pt. ii. 163, Pt. iii. 331;
    Danish, 84;
    Anglo-Saxon, 85;
    Dragon, 85, 164, 331,
      or Carrocium, Pt. i. 86, Pt. ii. 107, 165, Pt. iii. 331;
    of William the Conqueror, 163;
    of the emperor Otho, 164;
    of Philip Augustus, 302, 334;
    French Royal Standard, 334.

  Standard, battle of the, 107.

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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

Shields, Pt. i. 72, Pt. ii. 143, Pt. iii. 293;
    bosses of, Pt. i. 72, 78, Pt. ii. 143, 144, Pt. iii. 295;
    handle, 72;
    reinforced with iron strips, 74;
    of Anglo-Saxon period, usually of lime-wood, 74;
    partly of leather, 76;
    rim of metal, 76, 111;
    round, Pt. i. 72, Pt. ii. 111, 143, 145, Pt. iii. 294, 318;
    oval, 76;
    painted and gilt, 76, 146;
    carried at back, 77, 146;
    large, 77;
    bronze coatings of, 78;
    Danish, 78;
    guige, Pt. i. 79, Pt. ii. 146, Pt. iii. 295;
    position in the graves, 79;
    kite-shaped, Pt. ii. 143, Pt. iii. 294;
    triangular, Pt. ii. 143, Pt. iii. 294;
    enarmes, 145, 295;
    heraldic, Pt. ii. 146, Pt. iii. 296;
    rich, 78, 147;
    used for bier of slain knight, 147;
    heart-shaped, Pt. iii. 294;
    pear-shaped, 294;
    quadrangular, 295;
    rounded below, 295;
    materials of, in thirteenth century, 295;
    with "pattern" ornaments, 297;
    slung at hip, 297;
    hung on room walls, 297;
    hung up in churches as memorials of distinguished knights, 297;
    carved on knightly tomb, 318.

  Shields figured: _frontispiece_, Part i. 60, 64, 65, 67, 77, Pt. ii.
       92, 102, 119, 122, 127, 129, 135, 136, 140, 144, 151, 170,
       Pt. iii. 228, 230, 232, 237, 243, 244, 250, 275, 283, 285, 287,
       296, 299, 303, 313, 339, 346.

  Ships, Pt. i. 11, 90, Pt. ii. 110, 147, 173, 178, Pt. iii. 362.

  Sica, 35.

  Sidonius Apollinaris, 4, 34.

  Siege of Paris in 886, 88;
    of Jerusalem in 1099, 173;
    of Crema in 1160, 176, 181;
    of Ancona in 1174, 177;
    of Messina in 1190, 178;
    of Acre, in 1191, 180;
    of Bedford castle in 1224, 360;
    of Carcassone in 1240, 355;
    of the Castle of Capaccio in 1246, 350.

  Sigeward, duke of Northumberland, his death, 66.

  Skating tilt, 187.

  Sling, Pt. i. 57, 58, Pt. ii. 156, Pt. iii. 204, 327;
    sling-stones, 59;
    staff-sling, 206, 327.

  Slings figured, Pt. i. 59, Pt. ii. 135, Pt. iii. 205, 206.

  Soket, 306.

  Song, war, 20.

  Soudoyers, 208.

  Sow, an engine for sieges, 174.

  Spears, Pt. i. 21, Pt. ii. 150, Pt. iii. 301.

  ------- figured, Pt. i. 22, 23, 64, 65, 66, 67, 77, 90, Pt. ii. 92,
       102, 107, 119, 122, 127, 129, 133, 135, 136, 137, Pt. iii. 237,
       243, 244, 250, 254, 303.

  Spear, shaft of, 27, 150;
    shoe of, 29;
    represented on knightly tomb, 305, 318;
    for hastiludes, 306.

  Spies, 209.

  Spingarda, 353.

  Spingardella, 353.

  Spurs, Pt. i. 81, Pt. ii. 171, Pt. iii. 298;
    on left heel only, 82;
    rowelled, 298;
    enriched, 300;
    suspended in churches as trophies, 300.

  Standards, Pt. i. 84, Pt. ii. 163, Pt. iii. 331;
    Danish, 84;
    Anglo-Saxon, 85;
    Dragon, 85, 164, 331,
      or Carrocium, Pt. i. 86, Pt. ii. 107, 165, Pt. iii. 331;
    of William the Conqueror, 163;
    of the emperor Otho, 164;
    of Philip Augustus, 302, 334;
    French Royal Standard, 334.

  Standard, battle of the, 107.

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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

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

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