The arrêt de cuirasse was a significant technological innovation that enabled far more powerful blows with the lance than were previously possible. In this video we look at the road to its development and how it functioned on the battlefield of the Late Middle Ages and into the Renaissance.
Special thanks to Bob Charrette - https://www.facebook.com/SchermitoreCharrette/
An Experimental Investigation of Late Medieval Combat with the Couched Lance - https://www.academia.edu/33789994/AN_EXPERIMENTAL_INVESTIGATION_OF_LATE_MEDIEVAL_COMBAT_WITH_THE_COUCHED_LANCE
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