Leather Armor? (NO HOLDS BARRED!!)

[Dan Howard]

Talbot at Castillon was found after the battle with "les cuisses et les jambes transpercees de fleches." Cuisses is also French for the upper leg, but in the context it is used it would most likely mean armour.

Talbot made a promise to the French king never to wear armour in the field against him again in order to secure his release from imprisonment. At Castillon Talbot wore a brigandine, which apparently doesn't count as armour. His legs were either uncovered completely or he wore inferior protection on them so as to keep his promise.

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