Leather+cuirass
81corium — noun (plural coria) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, leather more at cuirass Date: 1836 dermis …
82lorica — noun (plural loricae) Etymology: Latin Date: circa 1706 1. a Roman cuirass of leather or metal 2. [New Latin, from Latin] a hard protective case or shell (as of a rotifer) …
83Cavalry — Cavalrymen redirects here. For the 1955 French film, see Les Hussards. French 4th Hussar at the battle of Friedland, 1807 …
84English longbow — The English longbow, also called the Welsh longbow, was a powerful type of medieval longbow (a tall bow for archery) about 6 ft 6 in (2.0 m) long used by the English, Scots and Welsh, both for hunting and as a weapon in medieval warfare. English… …
85Jousting — is a sport played by armored combatants mounted on horses. It consists of competition between two mounted knights using a variety of weapons, usually in sets of three per weapon (such as tilting with a lance, blows with the battle axe, strokes… …
86Plate armour — is personal armour made from large metal plates, worn on the chest and sometimes the entire body. History Plate armour protecting the chest and the lower limbs was used by the ancient Greeks and Romans, but it fell into disuse after the collapse… …
87Ancient warfare — is war as conducted from the beginnings of recorded history to the end of the ancient period. In Europe and the Near East, the end of antiquity is often equated with the fall of Rome in 476. In China, it can also be seen as ending in the 5th… …
88Gorget — For the feathers, see gorget (bird). The gorget shown in this 1772 portrait of Colonel George Washington by Charles Willson Peale, worn as part of Washington s uniform in the French and Indian War to symbolize his commission as an officer in the… …
89Yusuf ibn Tashfin — or Tashafin (reigned c. 1061 1106) ( ar. يوسف بن تاشفين or يوسف بن تشفين) was an ethnic Berber and Al Murabitoon ruler in North Africa and Al Andalus (Moorish Iberia).uccession to powerYusuf ibn Tashfin emerged from a line of military rulers. Abu …
90Gaelic warfare — Indigenous Gaelic Warfare WeaponryGaels employed a variety of weapons in combat including javelins (called sleagh in gaelic), harpoons (gae), darts (birin), slings, spears and swords. Javelins and harpoons were used by the wealthiest among them… …
