Some time
ago I posted some pictures of archers, or soldiers with some form of sash or
piece of cloth around their waists. The theory I came up with was that this was
some kind of tube to store the bow when not in use. After the post, Fredrik,
who is an excellent archive digger found some more pictures of archers with
cloth tied around their waists, many of them with the same kind of knot that is
easy to snatch open if you need to get rid of the tube. In some cases you can
almost think that it is some form of string in the end to tie it shut. One of the pictures also show s a lady of noble birth out hunting. She's got a white cloth with blue stripes around her waist, the combination that is seen in contemporary artwork depicting tablecloth. Mike Loades mentions in his book The Longbow that the archers used a oiled linen bag to store the bows in when on march but no sources are mentioned.
Here is some of the picures so far.
Here is some of the picures so far.
It's possible.. note that some have what look like ties at the end.
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SvaraRaderaCould you please post the sources/names of these paintings and references for further investigation?
SvaraRaderaIt's certainly an interesting idea
SvaraRaderal'écharpe autour de la taille est un ralliement guerrier d'identification à un groupe. les chevaliers français ont porté l'écharpe blanche des croisades de Saint Louis jusqu'à la guerre civile de Vendée en en 1795 en ralliement à la cause du roi Louis XVII
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