historical hospitaller surcoat LARP staffen - speren - hellebaarden This staue is hand made

This staue is hand made from alabaster and is 25 cm high

Merovingians and Anglo-Saxons

Leather laces were sometimes used at the top to improve the fit

Pixanes were sown to the gambeson and were usually worn underneath the suit of armour

5 cm thick and has a mace head of 7 cm

historical hospitaller surcoat LARP staffen - speren - hellebaarden This staue is hand madeThe Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and Malta, or the Order of Hospitallers, was an order that started in 1080 as a hospital in Jerusalem. The original goal was to help poor, sick or wounded pilgrims. After the Christians had conquered Jerusalem in 1099 it became the first religious military order that was responsible for the defence and care of the Holy Land. After the reconquest of the Muslims the order first