dicionario middle ages

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ESSENTIAL "the middle ages I" INFORMATION---

a - allecret armor, light armor used by both cavalry and infantry
in the sixteenth century, it consisted of breastplate and
gussets, often reaching to the middle of the thigh,
and sometimes below the knees
c - aillettes, small square shields on the shoulders of knights,
being the prototype of the modern epaulet
d - an acetabulum, a vessel of porcelain, silver, bronze or gold,
in the form of a goblet or teacup, in which vinegar was
brought to the table
e - the anlace (or anelace), a short knife or dagger worn at the girdle
by civilians until about the end of the fifteenth century
g - the arbalist, a cross-bow, consisting of a steel bow set in a
shaft of wood, furnished with a string and a trigger, and bent
with a pice of iron. it served to throw bullets, darts,
arrows, etc.
i - an amice, an oblong piece of linen with an ornament of
embroidery on one edge, formerly worn by the superior clergy.
it was made to wear on the head, covering it like a hood,
or to rest on the shoulders like a cape
m - a barbacan, an advanced work defending the entrance to a castle
or city, as at a drawbridge or gate; it was often large and
strong, having a ditch and drawbridge of its own
o - the beaver, part of a helmet in front, so constructed or
otherwise that the wearer could raise or lower it
to eat or drink
q - the casque (or cask), a piece of defensive armor, to cover and
protect the head and neck in battle
s - a donjon, a massive tower in ancient castles, regarded as the
strongest part of the fortifications, and usually in the
center of the whole, into which the garrison could retreat
in case of necessity; also called the "keep," often used
as a place for confining prisoners
u - a battle-ax, a kind of ax, formerly used as an offensive weapon
w - gadlings (or gads), spikes or sharp-pointed studs attached
to the knuckles of a gauntlet
y - a coat of mail, a piece of armor covering the upper portion
of the body, consisting of a network of iron rings

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Now wille ye list a while to my talking,
I shall you telle of Arthoure the king,
How ones him befelle.
On hunting he was in Ingleswood,
With alle his bold knightes good;
Now herken to my spelle!

- Chaucer
from "The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell" (c. 1450)

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