Surcoat - Revision history

KarenLarsdatter: Added relevant external link

2007-09-09T19:23:31Z

Added relevant external link

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	*[[Fighting kit]]		*[[Fighting kit]]
	*[[Tabard]]		*[[Tabard]]

			== External Links ==
			* [http://www.larsdatter.com/surcoats.htm Medieval Sleeveless Surcoats]

	[[category:clothing]]		[[category:clothing]]

Cian: spelling, links

2006-05-25T00:27:00Z

spelling, links

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	The '''surcoat''' is a garment that is draped over the [[armour]]. They were initially plain when first introduced but became heavily decorated with the [[coat of arms]] of the wearer. They begin to make an appearance in the [[12th century]] but do not become popular until the [[13th century\|13th]]. They were generally sleeveless but could have long ~~sleeves~~.		The '''surcoat''' is a [[clothing\|garment]] that is draped over the [[armour]]. They were initially plain when first introduced but became heavily decorated with the [[coat of arms]] of the wearer. They begin to make an appearance in the [[12th century]] but do not become popular until the [[13th century\|13th]]. They were generally sleeveless but could have long [[sleeve]]s.

	~~They~~ length of the surcoat varied over time.		The length of the surcoat varied over time.
	* Full length - late [[12th century]]		* Full length - late [[12th century]]
	* Calf length - early [[13th century]]		* Calf length - early [[13th century]]
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	==Origins==		==Origins==
	*Contemporary ~~writings~~ indicate that it may help to keep the [[armour]] clean.		*Contemporary [[writing]]s indicate that it may help to keep the [[armour]] clean.
	*Historians have suggested that it may have been adopted in imitation of the robes of the [[Saracen]]s that kept their [[armour]] cool.		*Historians have suggested that it may have been adopted in imitation of the robes of the [[Saracen]]s that kept their [[armour]] cool.

User 144: categorising

2006-05-23T11:46:49Z

categorising

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	==~~See~~ ~~Also~~==		==Internal Links==
			''See Also:''
⚫	[[Tabard]]
			*[[Fighting kit]]
		⚫	*[[Tabard]]
			[[category:clothing]]

User 144 at 12:25, 11 May 2006

2006-05-11T12:25:16Z

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	They length of the surcoat varied over time.		They length of the surcoat varied over time.
	* Full length - late [[12 century]]		* Full length - late [[12th century]]
	* Calf length - early [[13th century]]		* Calf length - early [[13th century]]

Paul Matisz at 13:35, 2 May 2006

2006-05-02T13:35:15Z

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	==Origins==		==Origins==
	*Contemporary writings indicate that it may help to keep the [[armour]] clean.		*Contemporary writings indicate that it may help to keep the [[armour]] clean.
	*Historians have suggested that it may have been adopted in imitation of the robes of the [[Saracen]]s that ~~kep~~ their a[[armour]] cool.		*Historians have suggested that it may have been adopted in imitation of the robes of the [[Saracen]]s that kept their [[armour]] cool.


			==See Also==
			[[Tabard]]

User 144 at 08:55, 2 May 2006

2006-05-02T08:55:17Z

New page

The '''surcoat''' is a garment that is draped over the [[armour]]. They were initially plain when first introduced but became heavily decorated with the [[coat of arms]] of the wearer. They begin to make an appearance in the [[12th century]] but do not become popular until the [[13th century|13th]]. They were generally sleeveless but could have long sleeves.

They length of the surcoat varied over time.
* Full length - late [[12 century]]
* Calf length - early [[13th century]]

==Origins==
*Contemporary writings indicate that it may help to keep the [[armour]] clean.
*Historians have suggested that it may have been adopted in imitation of the robes of the [[Saracen]]s that kep their a[[armour]] cool.