Earlier this summer Deventer Burgerscap visited the Middelaldercentret in Nykøbing, Denmark. The reason of this visit was the joust that Bertus was going to do with Joakim (one of the jousters/employees/allround awesome persons of the Middelaldercentret). They decided to do a joust at large (without central tiltfence) with historical solidlances (the real deal), or how I like to call it: cantering towards your...
Yesterday, our order of custom made replica coins arrived. They are groten (groats) as minted by Jan IV van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht and lord of Deventer, between 1342-1364. On the front side of the coin is his portrait and his coat of arms. Normally the coins of the bishopric were made in the city of Utrecht, but extraordinarily Jan van Arkel also...
So, I got myself a jupon! In this post I want to look at some of the sources we have for this martial garment between 1360 and 1370, as well as my reconstruction. Sources What's a jupon? A jupon was a coat that was worn as an outer layer of body armour. Of course spellings varied from region to region, but the...
