European Archery/ Agincourt/crecy/etc

Timo Nieminen · 25th July 2012, 11:59 AM

Lots of good info on armour and arrows in Williams' "The Knight and the Blast Furnace", and some more in Atkins' "The Science and Engineering of Cutting". The quick summary is that good body and head armour was arrow-proof. Good hardened armours were thinner for the same protection, but lower quality armours (thicker and heavier) should have been sufficient too.

This is looking at battle armours, not sporting (e.g., jousting) armours.

25th July 2012, 11:59 AM	#24
Timo Nieminen Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 422	Lots of good info on armour and arrows in Williams' "The Knight and the Blast Furnace", and some more in Atkins' "The Science and Engineering of Cutting". The quick summary is that good body and head armour was arrow-proof. Good hardened armours were thinner for the same protection, but lower quality armours (thicker and heavier) should have been sufficient too. This is looking at battle armours, not sporting (e.g., jousting) armours.