Welsh men-at-arms

[Druzhina]

Here are a couple of sources for Welsh men-at-arms, rather than English men-at-arms in Wales:
A Welsh Uchelwyr (knight) on the Great Seal of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, b.1194-d.1240
. Welsh Uchelwyr c.1200 in Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300 by Ian Heath, based on the Great Seal of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth
Effigy of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn ab Ynyr, Valle Crucis Abbey, Llantysilio, Denbighshire, Wales, c.1320AD with detail photos of the upper body, shield, lower body and feet by jmc4 - Church Explorer.

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A Welsh Uchelwyr (knight) on the Great Seal of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, b.1194-d.1240
Effigy of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn ab Ynyr, Valle Crucis Abbey, Llantysilio, Denbighshire, Wales, c.1320AD

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Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

[Techno]

 

Though how Ian Heath did his drawing, from the detail on the seal......

Cheers - Phil

[FierceKitty]

Maybe someone leeked the information to him.

[Druzhina]

Though how Ian Heath did his drawing, from the detail on the seal......

Cheers - Phil

Yes, it is useful to see how much imagination is being used for reconstructions.

Druzhina
13th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

[Techno]

Maybe someone leeked the information to him.

Cheers - Phil