Landsknecht hemd Ernst, zwart Alles de collecties van het Landesmuseum

de collecties van het Landesmuseum in Trier

aangeduid als een morgenster

with the axe head itself being 20

strijdknots

probably because the garment suggested status and chivalry

Landsknecht hemd Ernst, zwart Alles de collecties van het LandesmuseumLandsknechts 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