armored gloves battle of visby 14th century 1 2 mm Sallets crossbows were employed in warfare

crossbows were employed in warfare

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King Henry VIII commissioned specialised armorers from France

The original is nowadays part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

armored gloves battle of visby 14th century 1 2 mm Sallets crossbows were employed in warfareOn July 27, 1361, an army of Gotlandic peasants and free men was defeated by the troops of the Danish king Waldemar IV at Korsbetningen, just outside the walls of Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland. The fallen were buried in their full gear, creating an exceptionally well preserved picture of the armament and armor of a 14th century northern European warrior. These armored gloves are based on a find from that battlefield. They are made of 2 mm