Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 42
ades and breastworks, to whichwere but three sorties whence thedefenders might sally, or through which at need the vanguard might secure a retreat.All the heavy armed had mail and shields similarto the Normans, though somewhat less heavy; thelight armed had some tunics of quilted linen, someof… … A Saxon Warrior. 18 Historic Scenes in Fiction majority of the Normans, whose physical race haddeteriorated, partly by intermarriage with the moredelicate Frank, partly by the haughty disdain of footexercise. Mounting a swift and light steed, intended not forencounter (for it was the custom of…
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