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Two Handed Sword - A very large designeci for huge, horizontal cutting
type of sword popular during the sweeps. The grip was elongated and
15th century. Tts size and weight the blade was generally over four
necessitated the use of both hands feet in lengih, though some speci-
to wield it. It could not be used in mens have been found up to six
close formations and was generally feet over all.
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Two-handed Sword
cover the defences of the whole
am.
Vamplate - The circular disc used
to protect the hand on the shaft of
a lance. It did not appear until the
u
early 15th century.
Velvet Covering - About 1400 it
Upper Canon - A name given occa- was the custom in ItaIy to cover
sionally to the pair of plates enclos- the body defences with a short
ing the upper arm. similarly the pair velvet jacket rather simiiar to the
for the forearm were known as the jupon but not decorated with any
Lower Canon.
form of armorial bearings.
Ventail - See Aventail.
Vizor, Visor - The name covcring
various types of defence for the
front of the face. It was first seen in
v
the gladiators' helmets during the
1st century. It was not used by the
Normans who preferred the nasal
Vambrace - The name originally and the aventail. It was, however,
applied to the frontal plates on reintroduced during the 14th cen-
both the upper and lower arm. A tury.
little later it was appUed to bot11 There werc many types and
front and rear plates of the forearm, shapes of the vizor but basically the
and finally the name was given to mechanics were the same in each
Lances with Vamplates