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 |
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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-a | Busy Hammers: The Construction of Armour in Late Medieval Europe (Language: English) Index terms: Military History, Technology |
Paper 803-b | The Sword that Severed Malchus' Ear: The Falchion and Messer in Medieval Iconography (Language: English) 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) 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. |