Harold II offering his sword to his vanquisher Guy I (Guido) and a soldier.
Harold II offering his sword to his vanquisher Guy I (Guido) and soldier. "The Franks had, when living in town, a longer tunic, which they covered with a mantle: this is what Guy I, count of Ponthieu, is wearing in fig. 88." "The prisoners offered their swords to the victors, holding the hilt up and the point directed at the ground. It's in this manner that Harold II (87) offers his sword to the count of Ponthieu (88)." "The ordinary soldiers were dressed in shirt, short pants (culottes) and shoes. They had a sword hanging from the belt, and wore hats. See the soldier of Guy I, count of Ponthieu (89)." Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages" (1796).
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