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In many video games, both fantasy and historical, there are a permanent force of town guards who hold fealty to the leader of the town. How historically accurate is such a force in medieval Europe?

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‘Midway through the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, for the straightforward path had been lost.’ What would someone in Dante’s position had on his possession.

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What would a traveller, travelling over several days between towns in late Middle Ages Europe, have had on his possession?

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What where medieval torches actually like?

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Midway upon the journey of our life, I found myself within a forest dark, for the straightforward pathway had been lost.’ What would a lost poet be wearing / have on his person in 1300 Italy?

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Would it b possible for a fourteenth century English Knight to have an Irish squire? And if so, how would that come about?

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Did it bother people in the Middle Ages that biblical figures depicted in art wearing, at the time, modern clothing and armour?

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I have a few questions about the gargoyles of Notre-Dame de Paris.

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How prevalent were war horns used in the Middle Ages in European warfare (1300 for a specific year, but open to almost all accounts)

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At the beginning of the Divine Comedy, Dante is walking through a dark wood in 1300 Italy. What kind of equipment, weapons and other items would he have had on his person?

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In many video games, both fantasy and historical, there are a permanent force of town guards who hold fealty to the leader of the town. How historically accurate is such a force in medieval Europe?	393
‘Midway through the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, for the straightforward path had been lost.’ What would someone in Dante’s position had on his possession.	9
What would a traveller, travelling over several days between towns in late Middle Ages Europe, have had on his possession?	8
What where medieval torches actually like?	8
Midway upon the journey of our life, I found myself within a forest dark, for the straightforward pathway had been lost.’ What would a lost poet be wearing / have on his person in 1300 Italy?	6
Would it b possible for a fourteenth century English Knight to have an Irish squire? And if so, how would that come about?	4
Did it bother people in the Middle Ages that biblical figures depicted in art wearing, at the time, modern clothing and armour?	4
I have a few questions about the gargoyles of Notre-Dame de Paris.	3
How prevalent were war horns used in the Middle Ages in European warfare (1300 for a specific year, but open to almost all accounts)	3
At the beginning of the Divine Comedy, Dante is walking through a dark wood in 1300 Italy. What kind of equipment, weapons and other items would he have had on his person?	2