landsknecht open trouser leg friedrich black per piece Size:S/M Do not machine wash this

Do not machine wash this garment - hand wash to preserve the velvet structure

It also illustrates how Roman military objects ended up in Germanic contexts—as loot and as symbols of status

The sword was presumably forged in the early fourteenth century

Material: ox horn

landsknecht open trouser leg friedrich black per piece Size:S/M Do not machine wash thisLandsknechts were the famous German mercenary soldiers of the late 15th and 16th centuries: infantrymen who, following the Swiss example (the Reislaufer), fought with long pikes and arquebuses, initially in the service of the Habsburg emperors. They played a decisive role in battles such as the Battle of Pavia (1525) and the Siege of Vienna (1529), and became infamous for their exuberant clothing style: bright color combinations, ostentatious cuts and