Germanic language group: from Anglo-Saxon "tiarga" or "targa" – means “edge”, possibly, of the shield.Slavic Eastern: indeed, German word “tartsche” could come from Polish words "tarcz" or "tarcza" – board.Italian: from "terga" – meaning back or "tergum tauricum" (bull’s skin) or from "targa" – could be "tergum tauricum", "adarga", or "daraka" adaptation.There are several versions of its naming origin: The first such naming mention is found in so-called "Saxon Chronicle" (Kronika von Sassen) of 1270, referring to knights armed with “tartsches and weapons”.įirst cavalry tartsches images were encountered only in the middle of XVth century on the effigy of Gero Thietmar, Klosterkirche St. So a new cavalry shield form appeared – tartsche. Large shields became unnecessary with strong plate armor advent plus knights' necessity to free their left hand for horse control. To free hands for horse control and weapons use, ecu was hanged on the neck by strap while held only with palm. ![]() Page from Zurich armorial, 1340 Santé, XIIIth.Įcu usually had an "elbow" mount – one belt was worn on the forearm while second was held by the palm. Tripartite social order of the Middle Ages (clerics, knights, peasants, workers) from Li Livres dou ![]() That is how armor created a squire who began to carry it for the knight he served.īattle of Andernach, Grandes Chroniques de France, 1330 years. Well, that sounds very alike "écuyer" – squire in French. Gladiator who used large scutum was called scutarius. Shield used among Italic peoples in antiquity and later by ancient Rome army was called scutum. Dean’s classification, Steel Mastery offers third and fourth forms, however, we can produce any other five, if you wish so.
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