A RECORD OF

EUROPEAN ARMOUR AND ARMS

THROUGH SEVEN CENTURIES (1919)

by Sir Guy Francis Laking

Notes to this Electronic Edition

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Table of Contents

Chapter I: General History Of Armour And Arms, Prior To The Norman Conquest, A.D. 1000-1070

Part 1: (333 kb) Armour (Byrnie, Helmet And Shield) And Arms (Bow And Arrows, Seax, Axe, Sling And Spear)
Part 2: (377 kb) Swords
Part 3: (258 kb) Lance, Spear, Axe, Bit and Stirrups

Chapter II: Early Norman Period. General History Of Armour And Arms

Part 1: (295 kb) Overview And Armour (Hauberk)

 

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3 July 2000 ~ v1.02 ~ Copyright © 1998, 2000 by Lee A. Jones
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