Tobias CapwellThe Wallace Collection, London · Arms and Armour
Tobias Capwell
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The effectiveness of the lance in mounted warfare and tournaments has been investigated by several riders attacking a target (of known weight) arranged to function as a ballistic pendulum. The height to which the target rose was measured by video recording and so the impact energy of the lance under different circumstances has been calculated. The...
This paper discusses the metallurgy of some jousting armours, and other aspects of their equipment. Armours for the joust with sharp lances ( scharfrennen ) were found to be sometimes thinner than armour for the joust of peace ( gestech ) but these examples were made of better metal. Appendices discuss the textile padding, which was an integral par...
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Leeds (Institute for Medieval Studies, School of English), 2004.
