The Battle at the Bridge over the River Scheldt; Livre des faits de Jacques de Lalaing, about 1530. Scene from The Book of the Deeds of Messire Jacques de Lalaing. Lalaing (1421-1453), perhaps the most renowned knight of Burgundy in the 15th century, was reportedly one of the best medieval tournament fighters of all time.

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