Anglo Saxon king and equerry in battle

Anglo Saxon king in battle wearing a crown, knee-length chain-mail tunic or lorica, a suit of armour reserved for royalty in the 8th century. He carries a yellow shield and brandishes a sword above his head 45. His equerry wears a blue cloth hat Phrygian cap and white tunica, and carries a white shield rimmed with scarlet 44. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Vienna, 1796

8th Century Anglo Saxon Antique Print Dark Ages Equerry Lorica Middle Ages Phrygian Cap Robert Spallart Robert Von Spalart Suit Of Armour Tunica

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