11-03-2007, 11:58 AM
Of course, medieval sources say the exact same thing about mail clad knights, it's something of a literary convention. That said, I imagine that it was preferable to have attractive or fiercesome looking arms and armour whenever possible.
Matthew James Stanham
Matthew James Stanham
It is a joyful thing indeed to hold intimate converse with a man after one\'s own heart, chatting without reserve about things of interest or the fleeting topics of the world; but such, alas, are few and far between.
Yoshida Kenko (1283-1350), Tsurezure-Gusa (1340)
Yoshida Kenko (1283-1350), Tsurezure-Gusa (1340)