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
Cil de France crient _Montjoie_.
Willame crie _Dex aïe_:
C'est l'enseigne de Normendie.
E Renouf crie o grant pooir,
_Saint Sever, Sire Saint Sevoir_.
E Dam As Denz[38] va reclamant,
_Saint Amant, Sire Saint Amant_."
_Rom. de Rou_, ii. 32, seq.
In the fight between Lothaire, king of France, and Richard I., duke
of Normandy,--
"Franceiz crient _Monjoe_, è Normanz _Dex aïe_:
Flamenz crient _Asraz_ è Angevin _Valie_:
E li Quens Thibaut _Chartres et passe avant_ crie."--
_Ibid._, i. 238.
At the field of Hastings, the English--
"_Olicrosse_ sovent crioent,
E _Godemite_ reclamoent.
_Olicrosse_ est en engleiz
Ke Sainte Croix est en franceiz;
E _Godemite_ altretant
Com en frenceiz Dex tot poissant."--_Ibid._, ii. 213.
To complete our sketch of the Anglo-Saxon warrior, we may add that he
wore both beard and moustache, neither of which were in vogue among the
soldiers of Duke William. Wace has not omitted this point. The Normans--
"N'unt mie barbe ne guernons[39],
Co dist Heraut, com nos avons."--_Rom. de Rou_, ii. 174.[40]
Let us now examine a little more in detail the arms, offensive
and defensive, of the various Northern tribes, at whose military
institutions and practices we have taken so rapid a glance.
[Illustration: PLATE II.]
[Illustration: PLATE III.]
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