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High Constable Wargear & Combat Regulations Historia Normannis High Constable Wargear & Combat Regulations v.2.1a (Bellatores) Historia Normannis - High Constable Bellatores Regulations Contents • Constabulary Structure • Normannis Military Ranks o Feudal Troops o Professional Troops o Feudal Retainers o Magnates • Wargear By Rank Archery Ranks o Archery Wargear o Bowman (NCA) o Levy Archer (A) o Garrison Archer (A) o Mercenary Archer (A) o Crossbow Serjeant (A) o Captain (A) Infantry Ranks o Infantry Wargear o Levy o Militia o Servien o Serjeant o Squire o Knight o Baron • Wargear Definitions and Regulations o Wargear Standards & Maintenance o Marking Equipment o Bladed Weapons ▪ Sword ▪ Dagger ▪ Proto-Falchions ▪ Long Knives ▪ Fauchard/War-brand o Hand Axes, Clubs and Maces ▪ Hand Axes ▪ Warclubs ▪ Maces o Polearms ▪ Long-axe ▪ Bill/Glaive ▪ Spears o Bows & Crossbows ▪ Arrows & Bolts 2 Historia Normannis - High Constable Bellatores Regulations o Shields ▪ Soldier’s Kite Shield ▪ Transitional Kite Shield ▪ Knight’s Kite Shield ▪ Late Kite Shield ▪ Heater o Armour ▪ Gambesons ▪ Maille Shirts ▪ Gloves ▪ Leg Armour • Fabric • Maille (Chausses) ▪ Helms & Arming Caps • Nasal and ‘Cap’ Helms • Faceplate Helms 3 Historia Normannis - High Constable Bellatores Regulations Introduction The document has had some updates- especially around knightly wargear and impressions (shields, helmets and maille descriptors have all been changed, as has the knightly sub-rank table); this hopefully has made the document more clear and easier to use for the coming season. The archery ranks have been gathered together in a group (this is then reflected in weapon tables) to make it easier for archers and non-archers to find their ranks/wargear. The use of combat gloves has been expanded (as they have proven an on-field and general aesthetic success). Other than these areas the document remains largely unchanged other than error corrections. The 2.1a revision fixes a handful of very small errors (the omission of winningas for Captain of Archers, the restoration of the court undertunic for Squires, the removal of a reference to ‘as of the 2014-15 season from the section regarding kit bags). -Daniel FitzEdward Head of Historia Normannis, High Constable 2017-18 Legal Information All information and graphics contained within is the original work of Daniel FitzEdward, or other members of the media team, unless specifically stated otherwise. All information is thereby property of Historia Normannis, and may be reproduced in part or in entirety by its members for the purposes of informing, educating or referencing within the society or liaising with event organisers. The information within is not to be reproduced in part or in entirety for the benefit of those outside the organisation without the express permission of Historia Normannis. 4 Historia Normannis - High Constable Bellatores Regulations The Three Estates Laboratores (Those who work) - Non-combative members who are not part of the Ecclesiastic structure fall into this section, as well as combat members when not participating in military displays/activities. See the Laboratores & Encampment Regulations for more information about this estate. Oratores (Those who pray) - Members who are part of the Ecclesiastical and Monastic displays within the society. See the Ecclesiastical & Holy Orders regulations for further details on this estate. Bellatores (Those who fight) - Members who are part of the military displays and combat within the society. This is what this document covers specifically. 5 Historia Normannis - High Constable Bellatores Regulations Constabulary Structure At each level of the society there is a person responsible for melee and ranged combat- structured as follows; 6 Historia Normannis - High Constable Bellatores Regulations Bellatores Contact Details High Constable Daniel FitzEdward - ([email protected]) Marshals Paul Blakey- England- ([email protected]) Constables By Region England Westmorland- Sarah “Pinky” Porthouse ([email protected]) Lancashire – Michael Nicholls ([email protected]) Yorkshire – Joseph Clark ([email protected]) West Mercia – (Acting) Gareth Davies ([email protected]) North Mercia- Alex Smith ([email protected]) South Mercia- Dominic Abbott ([email protected]) Sussex – James Hutchinson ([email protected]) Scotland Lalians- Luke Dawson- ([email protected]) Wales Glamorgan- Gareth Davies ([email protected]) Master Herald Philip Roebuck - ([email protected]) 7 Historia Normannis - High Constable Bellatores Regulations Normannis Military Ranks 8 Historia Normannis - High Constable Bellatores Regulations The military ranks of Normannis are divided into four distinct groups; Feudal Troops Feudal troops are those men owing military service for forty days a year in return for their tenancy. These men were most often used as castle garrison forces and watchmen- but were in larger campaigns expected to make up the bulk of the light infantry. During peace-time these men would work as tradesmen or farmers. Mercenaries Mercenaries were men who were paid for their service- professional soldiers. Despite the modern connotations of a lack of loyalty or reliability, these men usually formed the reliable, professional core of the infantry and light cavalry. These men would fight for a living and have no other occupation. Feudal Retainers Feudal retainers were obliged to perform military service for Lords or Barons in return for their status as land-lords. These men were consummate professionals of the ‘warrior’ elite- and warfare was as much a lifestyle as a duty. Magnates Extensive lands and high social status allowed these men to raise and maintain armies of retainers - answerable to either a greater magnate (such as an Earl) or to the King directly, these men governed in peace as much as they led armies in war. These members are considered to ‘cross estates’ as they would be senior nobility as well as military leaders. 9 Historia Normannis - High Constable Bellatores Regulations Feudal Troops Archers T1- Bowman (NCA) Non-combat archers who represent those men who, living in outlying rural areas, could not fully furnish themselves for melee combat and instead went to war with their hunting bows. T1- Levy Archer (A) Those men who owed forty days military service but rarely served it- and when they did, they utilised their bows as well as melee weapons when on campaign. Frequently these men would be hunters or woodsmen by trade, and combined with some irregular local training fulfilled the most basic archery role. T2- Garrison Archer (A) Those members of the feudal society who could furnish themselves with basic armour but utilised bow weapons- usually for performing garrison duty in their local castle. These men were regularly trained and could be expected to perform as effective support groups. Infantry T1- Levy Those men who owed forty days military service a year but rarely served it out, living in rural outlying areas and being poorly equipped and not formally trained. They could at least furnish themselves with spears and shields. T2- Militia Representing members of the feudal society who were regularly trained for their military service, usually raised from cities or large towns during a time of war. Usually basically trained and equipped, militia troops were treated as more reliable than other feudal levies. 10 Historia Normannis - High Constable Bellatores Regulations Mercenaries Archers T3- Mercenary Archer (A) Men who performed year-round service in castles and strongholds as professional archers. These men were relatively well-equipped professionals who drew pay for their services and trained regularly. T4- Crossbow Serjeant (A) One of the most valued weapons of the period was the crossbow- when deployed en masse it could devastate enemy infantry blocks and effectively turn back cavalry charges. Armoured crossbowmen hired from Flanders were considered ‘Serjeants’- highly trained in the use of hand-weapons as well as their crossbow. T5- Captain (A) The most senior archer in charge of mercenary bands of bowmen and crossbowmen- usually contracted his band to the service of magnates for the duration of campaigns or in perpetual service. Infantry T3- Servien Serviens were regularly paid and equipped soldiers, sometimes viewed as mercenary troops as they gave service in return for regular pay, rather than in return for land. These men were usually equipped by a feudal lord of some variety; usually a knight whose retinue they served in. Serviens mark the graduation from levied to professional troops. T4- Serjeant A Serjeant was a veteran professional soldier with equipment that could rival that of a knight, but of significantly lower social rank. These men represent the reliable ‘hard core’ of the retinues of lords and barons. Serjeants were also sometimes independent mercenaries who could provide themselves with high-quality wargear and a high level of experience; most of the high-quality infantry hired across from Flanders were considered 'serjeants'. 11 Historia Normannis - High Constable Bellatores Regulations Feudal Retainers T5- Squire The term Squire is either used to mean a ‘knight in waiting’ - essentially a man who is receiving military training from a Knight, or a man of some social standing locally who takes some responsibility for raising and marshalling the men but has no claim to the nobility. In either case they are equipped in a similar manner to the poorest knights, and may even have served from horseback as supporting cavalry.
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