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Norman Man
A Norman man in a green tunic, blue hosen, brown leather belt and brown turnshoes, with his hands resting on a sword held in front of him, the point on the ground. he is standing against a fireplace in a stone castle wall.
High Medieval Heraldic Surcoat
A medieval knight in full armour (mail with additional plate, and a full face helmet), standing before a castle wall, his heater shield across his body, and sword drawn, and wearing a quartered linen surcoat that matches his shield, black in quarters 1 and 4, red in quarters 2 and 3, with white fleurs de lys in all quarters.
A High Medieval Knight on Horseback
A high medieval knight in full mail, blue and yellow heraldic surcoat, and gambeson, riding a horse that is running straight at the camera, against a background of trees. The knight is bending forwards to spear something on the ground with his lance.
A Norman Woman's Dress
Detail of a Norman woman's dress, in a bright blue wool, trimmed with a band of red silk at the scoop neckline. The picture shows the upper part of the dress. The red silk is embroidered with a repeating design of blue circles, surrounded by a silver border, and with silver crossed in the centres (the design taken from a fragment of embroidery in the V&A Museum, dating to c.1000AD).
The Dragon and St George
A man wearing a moulded green dragon's head (with lighter green horns, big teeth, red tongue), a green tunic, and a green swirly cape held out on rods, next to a fully armoured later medieval knight, against a background of field and trees. (I'm responsible for the dragon, not the knight!)
High Medieval Woman's Dress
A 12th century woman's dress / kirtle - a medium blue linen dress, with wide drop sleeves in the French style, and a very full gored skirt, trimmed with bands of red linen at the sleeve ends, the hem, and the low neckline. The sleeves are lined in the same red linen.
