hmmm have to find some french ordinences. never heard of archers wearing plate etc.
| Chuck Russell wrote: |
| hmmm have to find some french ordinences. never heard of archers wearing plate etc. |
Plate leg harness features fairly often in the discription of French mounted archers after the introduction of the ordonnace companies. Gilles le Bouvier (Berry King-of-Arms) bescribed the archers as:
"armed for most parts with brigandines, armour for the legs, and sallets, many of which were ornamented with silver; and at the least all of the had good jacks or haubergeons."
During the 1494 invasion of Italy the archers were described as wearing breast plates as well, though I can't find the exact quote at the moment.
Archer were plate armor all the time in period artwork, but that could just be convention. Could you draw a bow in full armor? I don't know.
The written sources I've seen suggest lighter armor, such as light brigandines and mail shirts.
The written sources I've seen suggest lighter armor, such as light brigandines and mail shirts.
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