Influence of Polish Arms, Armour and Militaria on Western Europe
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https://doi.org/10.3989/gladius.1980.133Abstract
Up to approximately the 15th century the arms and the armament of a Polish knight were very similar in style to those used in the west: heavy Armour, heavy sword, and heavy horse. However, in the face of the continuous attacks by Tartars, and later on Turks, on Polish territories, the enemy consisting of very light cavalry, on small but very quick and manageable horses, the heavy knights were of little use. Long before the 15th century the armament and the tactics had to be slowly modified and adapted to the enemy's armament and stratagems.
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1980-12-30
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Lenkiewicz, Z. S. (1980). Influence of Polish Arms, Armour and Militaria on Western Europe. Gladius, 15, 79–86. https://doi.org/10.3989/gladius.1980.133
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