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14th century groin protection?
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:03 pm
by fghthty545y
Early on the groin is usually covered by overlap of a coat-of-plates and a haubergeon, but after the 1340's the waistline becomes shorter, usually leaving only a bit of mail that barely overlaps the groin. I imagine this would leave that region quite vulnerable, especially to an upward attack.
Is there any textual evidence for armoured codpeces, or something like that?
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:14 pm
by chris19d
that region was typically protected by a horse
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:21 pm
by btswanfury
You mean something like this?
Hen-set-2 by
btswanfury, on Flickr
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:25 pm
by Keegan Ingrassia
Man, does that ever deserve a caption contest...
Wait...that's Henry's foot tournament armour!
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:26 pm
by Agnarr
Virtue.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:52 pm
by Sean Powell
chris19d wrote:that region was typically protected by a horse
I would have said saddle but horse is funnier.
Sean
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:15 pm
by sha-ul
Pardon me while I *adjust* things
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:26 pm
by Jonathon More
It's good to be da King
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:00 am
by Seved Ribbing
I am confused by that picture. Are you implying that a squire followed the knight around and suspended his package? Or, did they have some odd wrap that looks like arms and hands that suspended their package? Or are you trying to suspend the codpeice and ended up making it look like the armour was getting a happy ending?
Edit... or maybe it's a picture of a medieval reach-around? Ok, I got to stop, I need to be somewhere early tomorrow.
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:17 am
by Apollonian
Seved Ribbing wrote:or maybe it's a picture of a medieval reach-around?
Hey! I think I saw that movie.
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 2:12 am
by Konstantin the Red
It is the butt suit.