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Author Topic: !4th Century riding boots CharlesMaurouard New Member Member # 641 posted 08-04-2004 12:30 AM                Hi. I am new to the living history scene. I am putting together an early (1340-50) knight/noble kit and I was wondering if they had any sort of riding boot. Those low poulaines do not look to be very efficient in combat. Thanks. Registered: Aug 2004  |  IP: Logged Bertus Member Member # 308 posted 08-04-2004 05:33 PM                Hi Charles, sorry but knights didn't wear boots into combat (other than ambush) but armour. For the 1340s you are looking at armour as depicted in the Romance of Alexander: http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=bodleian&manuscript=msbodl264 Warning, the pics are large. -------------------- Bertus Brokamp Registered: Apr 2002  |  IP: Logged CharlesMaurouard New Member Member # 641 posted 08-04-2004 08:35 PM                Pics are large??? These pics are enormous. Jeez.... Wonderful link, though. Thank you. Registered: Aug 2004  |  IP: Logged Fire Stryker Admin & Advocatus Diaboli Member # 2 posted 08-05-2004 08:53 AM                   I think they were intentionally scanned at this size for the purposes of study. The detail is very high. -------------------- ad finem fidelis Registered: May 2000  |  IP: Logged

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