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This figure
represents an archer of Henry Vth. One of the 5000 or so men making up the
bulk of the King’s army. He wears a simple bascinet helmet and a padded
jack. His hood bears the fret badge of the Harrington family. His thighs
are bare, with hose rolled to the knee, either for ease of movement or
indicating that this is of necessity since he is suffering from the
dysentery that plagued Henry’s men. He is drawing back his yew war bow and
is about to release an armour piercing bodkin arrow capable of penetrating
the best armour at reasonably close range.
His side arms are a
long rondel dagger and a cleaver like falchion from which hangs his iron
buckler. Thrust into the ground before him are his ready supply of arrows
easily to hand and his position is protected by a sharpened stake as a
defence against cavalry.
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