14th century groin protection?

fghthty545y · Post by **fghthty545y** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:03 pm

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?

chris19d · Post by **chris19d** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:14 pm

that region was typically protected by a horse :twisted:

btswanfury · Post by **btswanfury** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:21 pm

You mean something like this?

Hen-set-2 by btswanfury, on Flickr

Keegan Ingrassia · Post by **Keegan Ingrassia** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:25 pm

Man, does that ever deserve a caption contest...

Wait...that's Henry's foot tournament armour! :shock:

Agnarr · Post by **Agnarr** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:26 pm

Virtue.

Sean Powell · Post by **Sean Powell** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:52 pm

chris19d wrote:that region was typically protected by a horse

I would have said saddle but horse is funnier.

Sean

sha-ul · Post by **sha-ul** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:15 pm

Pardon me while I *adjust* things :shock:

Jonathon More · Post by **Jonathon More** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:26 pm

It's good to be da King

Seved Ribbing · Post by **Seved Ribbing** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:00 am

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? :twisted:

Edit... or maybe it's a picture of a medieval reach-around? Ok, I got to stop, I need to be somewhere early tomorrow.

Apollonian · Post by **Apollonian** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:17 am

Seved Ribbing wrote:or maybe it's a picture of a medieval reach-around?

Hey! I think I saw that movie.

F

Konstantin the Red · Post by **Konstantin the Red** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 2:12 am

It is the butt suit.