News:

Welcome to the SoA Forum.  You are welcome to browse through and contribute to the Forums listed below.

Main Menu

"The pointy-shoed corruption of medieval London"

Started by Duncan Head, January 05, 2025, 06:28:14 PM

Previous topic - Next topic
Print
Go Down Pages 1 2
User actions

Keraunos

#15
January 08, 2025, 12:26:22 AM
Quote from: Cantabrigian on January 07, 2025, 08:33:48 PM
Quote from: Erpingham on January 06, 2025, 09:50:25 AMInterestingly, an English term for these shoes was "pikes", from the original meaning of pike - a point.  So, when we see reference to medieval pikemen, instead of men with long pointy sticks should we think units in curly-toed shoes?  :-\ 

Does this apply to Hannibal's pikemen as well?

No.  You will find that they got their name as a tribute to their having conquered the pikes of the Alps  ;)

Imperial Dave

#16
January 08, 2025, 05:59:12 AM
I prefer pikelets of course....

 :)
Former Slingshot editor

Imperial Dave

#18
January 08, 2025, 08:49:31 AM
Some prefer crumpet....
Former Slingshot editor

Cantabrigian

#19
January 08, 2025, 09:50:21 PM
Quote from: Keraunos on January 08, 2025, 12:26:22 AMNo.  You will find that they got their name as a tribute to their having conquered the pikes of the Alps  ;)

Which is pretty impressive when wearing pointy toed shoes.
Print
Go Up Pages 1 2
User actions