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Effigy of William Longespée, Earl of Salisbury (d.1226), in Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire, England, c.1230-40
Source: The Medieval Combat Society
Referenced on p.71, Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era, 1050-1350, Western Europe and the Crusader States by David Nicolle
173 Effigy of William Longspée, Wiltshire, c.1230-40
(in situ Cathedral, Salisbury, England)
The effigy of William Longspée is one of the earliest datable monumental effigies in England. Its military equipment is correspondingly simple, consisting of mail chausses tightened below the knees with small straps, a mail hauberk with mittens, and a mail coif worn over a substantially-padded arming cap. The coif may have a line up the left side indicating a ventail and it certainly has a tightening strap or lace around the brows. The shield is of the large, early form, and the sword hangs from a belt.
