▲ 109 ▼ Nobles would be super dripped out (thelemmy.club) submitted 4 months ago by Grumpus_Maximus to c/historymemes@piefed.social 11 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 6 points 4 months ago (6 children) So which one is closer to reality? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 32 points 4 months ago* (2 children) Wearing unmarked armor and no helmet seems suicidal. You want to protect your head and be easily recognizable to your allies. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mech@feddit.org 31 points 4 months ago You also want to be easily recognizable to your enemies, so when you lose, instead of getting killed by some random peasant you get captured and ransomed back to your family. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 1 point 4 months ago Is the point of this meme to point out that the real Henry V was not just a field commander planing and directing from far away, but he was also a combatant really physically fighting with armour and everything? permalink fedilink source parent [–] BartyDeCanter@piefed.social 14 points 4 months ago The left, though he probably would have been wearing a closed visor and mitten gauntlets if expecting to face actual combat. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lath@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago Praised as the second, criticized as the first. Maybe. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 4 months ago pretty sure the entire world would laugh at him if he showed up not plastered in the correct colors It's like a football player wearing jeans and a tshirt, it's just bizzarre permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 32 points 4 months ago* (2 children) Wearing unmarked armor and no helmet seems suicidal. You want to protect your head and be easily recognizable to your allies. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mech@feddit.org 31 points 4 months ago You also want to be easily recognizable to your enemies, so when you lose, instead of getting killed by some random peasant you get captured and ransomed back to your family. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 1 point 4 months ago Is the point of this meme to point out that the real Henry V was not just a field commander planing and directing from far away, but he was also a combatant really physically fighting with armour and everything? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mech@feddit.org 31 points 4 months ago You also want to be easily recognizable to your enemies, so when you lose, instead of getting killed by some random peasant you get captured and ransomed back to your family. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 1 point 4 months ago Is the point of this meme to point out that the real Henry V was not just a field commander planing and directing from far away, but he was also a combatant really physically fighting with armour and everything? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BartyDeCanter@piefed.social 14 points 4 months ago The left, though he probably would have been wearing a closed visor and mitten gauntlets if expecting to face actual combat. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lath@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago Praised as the second, criticized as the first. Maybe. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 4 months ago pretty sure the entire world would laugh at him if he showed up not plastered in the correct colors It's like a football player wearing jeans and a tshirt, it's just bizzarre permalink fedilink source parent
