Riddergordel St George, bruin Renaissance & Tudor kleding The greaves are equipped with

The greaves are equipped with straps and buckles and can be properly secured

Charles V was king of The Netherlands

26 cm en de grip is ca

The front of the legs is decorated with forged fleurs-de-lys and streamlined ribs running across the thighs and ending just below the knee caps (poleyns)

now held in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan

Riddergordel St George, bruin Renaissance & Tudor kleding The greaves are equipped withThis elegant medieval belt is named after Saint George (George of Lydda), a Roman officer of Greek origin who served in the Praetorian Guard for Emperor Diocletian and was executed in 303 AD for refusing to renounce his Christian faith. Canonized as a saint in 494 AD, his veneration as a Great Martyr spread throughout the Middle East and Europe over the centuries. By the time of the crusades (11th 12th c.), Saint George had become one of the most