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Other ranks ' included men - at - arms ( both horsed and on foot ) , crossbow - men , archers , with support from smiths , farriers , watchmen , porters , carpenter - engineers ( q.v. ) . More or less non - combatants included chaplain ...
Other ranks ' included men - at - arms ( both horsed and on foot ) , crossbow - men , archers , with support from smiths , farriers , watchmen , porters , carpenter - engineers ( q.v. ) . More or less non - combatants included chaplain ...
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Arms became codified in C13 as a result of the tournament heralds ' expertise in identification of devices ( hence ' heraldry ' ) . ' Differences ' were introduced to distinguish one member of a family from another and a technical ...
Arms became codified in C13 as a result of the tournament heralds ' expertise in identification of devices ( hence ' heraldry ' ) . ' Differences ' were introduced to distinguish one member of a family from another and a technical ...
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MAN - AT - ARMS A heavily armed infantryman ( sometimes mounted ) who provided the backbone of the castle garrison . He was usually accompanied by , and in charge of , three or four less well - equipped soldiers so that a force of 250 ...
MAN - AT - ARMS A heavily armed infantryman ( sometimes mounted ) who provided the backbone of the castle garrison . He was usually accompanied by , and in charge of , three or four less well - equipped soldiers so that a force of 250 ...
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