Man-at-arms
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A man-at-arms was a soldier of the High Medieval to Renaissance periods who was typically well-versed in the use of arms and served as a fully-armoured heavy cavalryman. A man-at-arms could be a knigh
1498 illustration of a German man-at-arms by Albrecht Dürer. The man-at-arms is equipped as a demi-lancer.
Armour of an early 16th-century man-at-arms
English man-at-arms, funerary brass c. 1431
Fully armoured gendarmes from the Italian Wars (mid 16th century).
Demi-lancer
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The demi-lancer or demilancer was a type of heavy cavalryman in Western Europe during the 16th and early 17th centuries.
Man-at-arms
…and 15th centuries often did, also fight on foot. In the course of the 16th century, the man-at-arms was gradually replaced by other cavalry types, the demi-lancer and the cuirassier, characterised by less-extensive armour coverage and the use of weapons other than the heavy lance. Throughout the medieval period…
1548 portrait of Emperor Charles V as a demi-lancer by Titian; his lance is of a lighter type than was typical.
c. 1600–1615 painting of a dragoon, demi-lancer and cuirassier by Sebastiaan Vrancx