Following on with our mission to recreate a historically accurate infantry armor, we must dive into the context of the 15th Century to select the elements of our build. In our investigation we consider three critical factors: date, regional style and cohesion

► THE MISSION
Our goal is to build a high-level, infantry harness from the 15th Century with the objective of finishing this harness for Call to Arms 2023. Our aim is to create a harness accurate to the time, region and composition of a mercenary in the Burgundian Wars (1474-1477).

We have set our eyes on the goal of fulfilling this mission but the journey and the quality of the work will greatly be helped with the support of those that come along with us. One way you can get behind our mission is supporting us over on Patreon
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THE CONTEXT OF OUR ARMOR

► DATE
With the the goal of building this armor for Call to Arms and the Burgundian Wars spanning from (1474 - 1477) the pieces of armour we select should predate that conflict. We are using the parameter of 10 -15 years will will select pieces spanning 1460 - 1475 to get a harness that is the most contemporary to the conflict as possible.

► REGIONAL STYLE
The harness will be inspired by Italian export armor since Northern Italian armor was prolific across the European continent during the mid to late 15th Century. We'll be using extend pieces from museums like the MET and the Royal Armories along with historical artworks as the foundation of this project.

One piece in particular, a sallet from the royal armories collection (II.168) made in Brescia, dated 1460 aligns perfectly with the Western/Flemish stylization of sallets and will be the foundation of our project

► COHESION
Cohesion is the idea that each element of the harness interacts and works together as a homogenous body. That means that besides the pieces of the harness being of the same date and the same style the pieces are either made to go together historically as a homogenous suit and/or work together in terms of fit and function.

Many of the harnesses in museums are assembled from pieces of assorted armors and are often of different dates or styles leading to potentially inaccurate representations that must be considered. A good example of this is the composite harness at the Royal Armory in Leeds.

In creating a cohesive harness, we will take into consideration the location of manufacture, the style, date and the larger world in order to best select the elements that match our sallet.
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IRONCROWN WORKSHOP TEAM
Armorer / Host / Director - Joel Hunter
Videographer/ Editor/ Director - Connor Grzesiak

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