Medieval Heraldic
Medieval Heraldic
What is the difference between the use of heraldic shields in medieval England, France, and Germany?
I’ve been looking forever. I have to write an essay about it. By heraldic shields I mean the ones they used for fighting in Medieval times. Please help!
No…Not the cadancy… The whole project is about shields (I even had to make one)
The shields themselves were the same throughout Europe as was the armour and weapons used. I think what you’re looking for is cadency. Cadency is the way certain noble houses showed the difference between their various children. Obviously you’d want a way to distinguish one son from another and so they have slightly different coats of arms.
The below wiki article shows how different European countries used different ways to distinguish these sons (and daughters) from each other. It’s a start for your research and good luck.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadency
In that case there was no difference like I said earlier. Knights would equip themselves according to current fashions and would source their armour and weapons from reputable armourers. One development in shields or helmets would quickly be taken up across Europe if it was something that gave a knight an advantage in combat.
Remember that the knights formed a hierarchy across Europe, they weren’t just the knights from their own lands, they met other knights at international jousting events, fought alongside each other as mercenaries and allies and of course fought each other. There was plenty of time for them to assess the worthiness of each others’ weapons and armour and to adopt those things they liked.
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