07-17-2015, 10:18 AM
Quote:Edward I was renouned for being able to vault into his saddle in full armour. His armour would have been a heavier weave of mail that covered his body from head to toe. It would have weighed as much as cataphract armour. But he was pretty tall; it would be harder for someone of average height to do the same trick.Members with long memories may recall the distinction that I draw between clibanarii and catafractarii, the former being based on the Persian cataphract and the latter, perhaps, more akin to the Edward I model. Weight aside, the nature of the armour of the clibanarius may have meant that he required more help in mounting.
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)