Insights
from Historical Artwork In the
center of this illustration a fighter wields a long handled sword in
a unique reverse, double-hand over-head thrusting n the
center of the illustration a fighter wields a grip. He
appears to be attacking the archer on the far right. On
the left a large fighter with what appears to be a short
sitting slender blade prepares to behead an archer behind
him another fighter with a pole-arm also attacks. The
center archer while seems to be wounded and fleeing.
Several of plate armor lie strewn about the ground. From
Battle of Pieces Nogent-sur-Seine (from the 100 Years
War).
- French illuminated manuscripts, Bibliotheqe Nationale
de France.
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