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'''Landsknechts''' were [[Europe]]an, most often [[German]], [[mercenary]] [[pike]]men and foot [[soldier]]s from the late [[15th century|15th]] to the early [[17th century]], with the formidable reputation for being the most effective fighting troops during the European [[Renaissance]]. |
'''Landsknechts''' were [[Europe]]an, most often [[German]], [[mercenary]] [[pike]]men and foot [[soldier]]s from the late [[15th century|15th]] to the early [[17th century]], with the formidable reputation for being the most effective fighting troops during the European [[Renaissance]]. |
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*[http://www.geocities.com/wolfgng13/index.html Wolfgang von Orlok's pages of interest] |
*[http://www.geocities.com/wolfgng13/index.html Wolfgang von Orlok's pages of interest] |
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*[http://www.pipcom.com/~tempus/landsknecht/index.html Landsknecht clothing] |
*[http://www.pipcom.com/~tempus/landsknecht/index.html Landsknecht clothing] |
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*[http://www.st-max.org/ St. Max] Landsknecht recreation group in Northern California |
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*[http://www.frummes-faehnlein.de/start.htm German Landsknecht Recreation Group] - in German |
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This article has been modified from a version found on the [[wikipedia]]: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landsknecht |
This article has been modified from a version found on the [[wikipedia]]: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landsknecht |
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Latest revision as of 09:43, 17 May 2008
Landsknechts were European, most often German, mercenary pikemen and foot soldiers from the late 15th to the early 17th century, with the formidable reputation for being the most effective fighting troops during the European Renaissance.
Clothes
However, what made the landsknechts so conspicuous was their elaborate dress. Doublets, deliberately slashed at the front, back and sleeves with shirts and other wear pulled through to form puffs of different-colored fabric, so-called slash and puff; parti-colored hose; jerkins; ever-broader flat beret-type hats with tall feathers; and broad flat shoes, made them bodies of men that could not be mistaken.
External Links
- Wolfgang von Orlok's pages of interest
- Landsknecht clothing
- St. Max Landsknecht recreation group in Northern California
- German Landsknecht Recreation Group - in German
This article has been modified from a version found on the wikipedia: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landsknecht
