Master Wace, His Chronicle of the Norman Conquest From the Roman De Rou by Wace

Author:Wace [Wace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781512282474
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Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing
Published: 2015-05-21T00:00:00+00:00

See the observations of M. Deville on this description, in Mém. Ant. Norm. v. 81. Such an equipment of a horse at so early a period has no other authority, and is probably an anachronism. But it may be observed that Wace's description at least shows that the practice was already in existence in his day, which we believe could not be otherwise proved.

[8] This circumstance is also told by William of Poitiers. In the Estoire de Seint Ædward le rei the scene of the reversed hauberk is thus described;

Li ducs, ki s'arma tost après,

Sun hauberc endosse envers.

Dist ki l'arma, "Seit tort u dreit

Verruns ke li ducs rois seit,"

Li ducs, ki la raisun ot,

Un petit surrist au mot,

Dist, "Ore seit a la devise

Celui ki le mund justise!"

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