Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Kite-shaped shield
A large, elongated triangular shield with a rounded top used throughout Europe from the tenth to the thirteenth century, commonly associated with the Normans.
From Encyclopedia
- Coat-armor
- Top-covering piece of clothing. Popular in tournaments where it presented the beholder’s coat of arms.
- Gisarme
- Solid and bulky, ornamental spear-like polearm.
- Riser
- Opposite of a fuller. Makes a sword more rigid yet with a flixible spine.
- Genuillieres
- Plate pieces to protect the knee.
