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IMC 2011: Sessions

Session 803: Weapons and Armour in the Age of Chivalry: Hammers, Bows, Swords, and Knives

Tuesday 12 July 2011, 16.30-18.00

Sponsor:Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds / Royal Armouries, Leeds
Organiser:Alan V. Murray, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds
Moderator/Chair:Alan V. Murray, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds
Paper 803-aBusy Hammers: The Construction of Armour in Late Medieval Europe
(Language: English)
Nickolas Dupras, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds
Index terms: Military History, Technology
Paper 803-bThe Sword that Severed Malchus' Ear: The Falchion and Messer in Medieval Iconography
(Language: English)
Robert W. Jones, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds
Index terms: Military History, Technology
Paper 803-c'Maen Wyn, do not leave your knife behind!': The Fall and Rise of Knives and Bows in Medieval Welsh Poetry
(Language: English)
Jenny Day, Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Index terms: Language and Literature - Celtic, Military History
Abstract

This session brings together papers concerning the manufacture of armour with those examining the use and respresentation of lesser used weapons in the age of chivalry: bows, knives, falchions, and messers.