Talk:Gothic plate armour

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Sourcing on some of this stuff would be nice. I recall reading about the distinction, but the explanation I got was that Gothic armor was strengthened against crossbow quarrels, not arrows, and was a response to the continued use of the crossbow. (Which killed Richard the Lion-Hearted). Hmm. Not sure that makes sense--I know the Genoese crossbowmen were famous mercenaries. Pope had outlawed the crossbow for Christian vs. Christian warfare, but it was OK vs the infidel... (who also used crossbows). Thus, I would expect plate extra-armored against the crossbow to occur in nations nearest non-Christian lands. Viz: Italy, non Germany. Theblindsage (talk) 06:16, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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There are no references or even sources in this article. If this doesn't change in seven days, I will add the no source tag to the article. Gug01 (talk) 22:22, 2 January 2015 (UTC) Gug 01[reply]