#peytral

[m3dieval]

An inside look at medieval horse armour. This article has lots of good examples of surviving pieces.

[m3dieval]

Some helpful vocabulary:

Blind caparisons were a thing, but blind chamfrons were also an option:

To my knowledge blind jousting was fashionable briefly in 16th century Germany. Sometimes they would also put bells around the horses' neck so the horse could not hear what was going on either.

Pinkie wearing one of those medieval/renaissance jousting outfits for horses, with the multihued cloth covering that also covers the eyes, and the armor for the face: "I can't see."

[metmuseum]

Breast Defense (Peytral) from a Horse Armor. 15th–17th century. Credit line: Purchase, Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, by exchange, 1999 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/26626

[stardeer-valley]

Spring 28, Year 2 Today started so well. Something magical in West Cindersap Forest, specifically the abandoned Aurora Vineyard, called to Beep. When he arrived, he found a new Junimo scroll! But one he couldn't read, even with the forest magic. If the wizard could brew a potion that allowed Beep to commune with the Junimo in the first place, perhaps he could translate this scroll? When Beep arrived at the Wizard's tower, he heard voices inside. Perhaps Marlon was visiting? He entered, but instead of the gruff Adventurer Guild leader, he saw a new person. Someone who smelled very strongly of magic. Magnus had turned at Beep's entrance, so he didn't see the way the witch's eyes narrowed and magic called to her hands. The first burst of magic hit Beep as he reared up, hitting him square in the chest. As Beep tried to turn and run, the next hit his wing, burning the primary feathers. The hallway leading downstairs was in front of Beep, but that was a dead end. If this witch was as powerful as she was, could she cut off Beep's access to his Nexus? He paused too long, and he was thrown against the wall by a blast of magic to his flank. Panic filled his mind and he surged forward, charging towards the witch. He was hit in his legs, causing him to slide across the floor. He heard Magnus yell, but it faded from his ears. The glamour hiding the peytral around the peryton's neck shattered as he called upon a far more powerful entity. One he held a deep connection with. The strength fill him as he called upon the magic, his form shifting into an amalgamation of his body and another's. He hissed out a curse, as shadows welled up beneath his hooves. In a single motion, the shadows overtook Beep, the darkness sinking away a second later. Far away, within the safety of his lair, the shadows pooled up on the sand. They rose up into the form of a winged deer, before receding. Beep winced, tears flowing freely, as the extent of his injuries made themselves known. He eyed the egg, subconsciously ensuring it was safe, before moving to find medical supplies. He wouldn't be able to do that again for a while, but he was ever more thankful he knew how to do it. It was a pity it required a life or death situation for him to feel the embrace of one of his mates... ----- Things different from canon; (AU???) Gramps never had an heir, or they never show/ed up. Stardew Valley Expanded; new maps, new NPCs, new events, a LOT of new stuff. The new “Farmer” is just a Weird Ass Deer. NPCs will respond/react accordingly. This is my first time playing Stardew Valley Expanded. Please no spoilers if you play SVE.

[thesixthplaneteer]

Charred Saints - Godwynn Forrester

My entry for the Charred Saints event by @tzimizce!

A high whinny rang out like the call of a herald's trumpet. It comes from a white destrier streaked in red with an armored rider. Its hooves struck hard with its loping walk, making a dreadful ring with every step. The creature took heavy breaths as if its pace labored it. What was left of the barding covered little of the horse with what remained smeared and splattered with blood. Shreds and links of chainmail dangle precariously about the head and neck. The remnants of the peytral bent and dented. Tattered strips were all that remained of the flanchard. Absent was the chanfron, crinet, and crupper. Though war torn and haggard by all appearance the steed loped onward to the venue that would host Palla Grande. 

The rider sat deathly still in the saddle, proud posture, and as battle worn as his mount. Red eyes glared through the small gap between his visor and sallet, fixated on his destination and unmoving. His armor bore the same sign of battle as the barding on his horse. Blade scared, gore slick, pockmarked, and sundered. His right arm hangs limp to his side. The right gauntlet was missing to reveal blackened, cracked, and bleeding flesh underneath. Wrapped around his right wrist and hand is a chain. Most of the links had scaling indicative of being exposed to intense hate, except for a pattern of polished links. Dangling by the chain was the twisted and warped remains of a sword. Most of the blade was missing, leaving the charred hilt. The mockery rosary swayed and bounced with the pace of the horse.

There were large and small details alike to catch the eye and scrutiny. However the stand out piece of the ensemble was the tabard the rider wore. It was pristine, unbesmirched, free of stain or impurity. The pattern was split into quarters and trimmed in red. The upper left and lower right quadrants bore a forward facing stag head on a diagonal split background of dark blue and ochre. The upper right and lower left quadrants bore the symbol of the Sword of Caine in brilliant crimson on pure white. 

The clopping of the horse stopped at the entrance, in front of the gawking mob feverishly awaiting the festivities. The rider removed his helmet and let it clatter to the ground. To any applause or praise he only gave silence as he dismounted his horse and entered. Sir Godwynn Forrester has arrived.

[bladespark]

Large "fancy" Princess Luna plush

This was my "showpiece" plush for Everfree NW this year.  It sold there, very much to my delight.  She is 36" tall not counting the horn, and is made with patterned and textured minky on her mane and tail, and on the undersides of her wings and the insides of her ears.  She also has magnetic, removable shoes, a removable peytral, and a removable crown.  Probably the most elaborate pony plush I've ever made.

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[nachosforfree]

apparently its a peytral

what even is the thing celestia and luna wear on their fronts called. is it just a pony chestplate or what

[armthearmour]

The Work of Kunz Lochner: Master Armourer

Part 1/3

Many armors from the 16th century survive, complete or near complete, but few are as resplendent as the works of eminent armor, Kunz Lochner. Born in 1510 in Nuremberg, the young Kunz was the son of an already well respected armorer whose name he shared. By 1543, the young Master Kunz would find himself in the employ of the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I (r. 1556-1564), and would become the court armorer of Ferdinand’s successor Maximilian II (r. 1574-1576).

For Ferdinand, Lochner made this fabulous parade armor. Etched across the breastplate with the madonna and child, a common motif in German armors of the period, the backplate also sports the crossed staves and firesteel which marks the wearer as a member of the illustrious Order of the Golden Fleece. The helmet, though not original to the armor, has been associated with it since at least the 19th century.

For Ferdinand’s eventual successor, the future Emperor Maximilian II, there survives a near wholly complete armor, along with several other elements of the garniture, which Lochner made about 1546. This armor is not only elegantly etched, but also tastefully gilded with a pattern that repeats on all the surviving elements. Three helmets belonging to this garniture survive, a closed burgonet and two close helmets. One close helmet bears an articulated steel bib, typical of Italian styles of armor, while the other is fitted with a rotary cuff designed to integrate directly to the armor’s gorget, typical of the German design. An associated vamplate, the piece which would affix to a lance, also survives.

Also among Lochner’s German clientele were wealthy lords, such as the Duke of Saxony. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City there sits a pair of associated armors both marked 1548, one made for horse, the other for man. Etching on the peytral of the horse armor marks it as having been made for Johann Ernst, Duke of Saxony, and the associated armor for man, similarly etched, was formerly part of an extensive garniture, of which little survives. Even the breastplate and gauntlets on this beautiful armor are later restorations.

Lochner’s reputation, however, extended well beyond the bounds of the German states. He attracted the attention of other high profile clientele to the East, including Gustav I Vasa, King of Sweden (r. 1523-1560). One complete armor which Lochner made for Vasa ca. 1540 survives in the Livrustkammaren, Stockholm. Very much in the German style, the etching and gilding on this armor recall Lochner’s previous works, while the delicately embossed floral patterns provide a new, and unique twist.

Also at the Livrustkammaren, Gustav Vasa’s crowned helmet (of an armet construction) survives as well. This piece, which is also attributed to Lochner, is one of the very few and very rare crowned helmets to survive.

[crescentmoonrider]

ive recently (as in, yesterday) reached 100hrs of gameplay in FF Tactics A2 after uh. a few months of starting a new game ?

i might have a problem

anyway this is basically my main team. im half-sure ive misspelled Nyn(n)o and Lyn(n)d’s names

(the only time ill ever draw Luso’s dumb outfit is for memes. so ive put him in the peytral equipment he wears in-game and a variation of the paladin job outfit. yes his defense is disgusting)

[cma-medieval-art]

Armor for Man and Horse with Völs-Colonna Arms, c. 1575, Cleveland Museum of Art: Medieval Art

A knight depended on his horse both as a weapon and a means of defense. He therefore had to take great care to protect his charger. From the 1100s on, knights first covered their steeds in trappings of fabric and later of mail. By around 1400, full steel plate armor for horses was complete. It is possible that this armor made for both man and horse originally belonged to a "garniture", that is an armor with multiple customized exchange elements which could convert the basic suit to various field and sporting uses. With different pieces of the garniture attached, this suit could have been worn either in battle or in various games of the tournament. The total combined weight of both the man's and horse's armor is 114 pounds. The etched decoration of this armor is of a type that became fashionable in northern Italy during the late 1500s. It consists of ornamental bands of etched figures, animals, portrait busts, and armor trophies. In addition, a coat of arms is represented seven times in different places on the armor-- the center of the breastplate and blackplate, the front and back of each pauldron (shoulder defense), and the center of the peytral (horse's breastplate.) The coat of arms is that of the Colonna family quartered with another, still unidentified family. It probably belonged to an unknown member of the Völs-Colonna family from the South Tyrol, now part of northern Italy. Medium: steel

https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.88

[george-steel-armours]

Armor for Man and Horse.

Kunz Lochner (German, Nuremberg, 1510–1567).

Date: 1548, with later restorations.

Culture: German, Nuremberg.

Medium: Steel, leather, copper alloy, textile.

Dimensions: man's armor: Wt. approx. 56 lb. (25.4 kg); horse armor with saddle: Wt. 92 lb. (41.7 kg).

The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Kunz Lochner was one of the few Nuremberg armorers of the mid-sixteenth century to achieve an international reputation. His patrons included the Holy Roman Emperor, the dukes of Saxony, and the king of Poland. This man's armor bears the mark of Nuremberg; Lochner's personal mark, a rampant lion; and the date 1548. The armor was originally part of a small garniture that included exchange elements for field and tournament use. Restorations include the cuirass and the gauntlets.

The horse armor bears only the Nuremberg mark but can be attributed to Lochner on stylistic grounds. The elaborately embossed and etched decoration of the peytral (chest defense) includes an abbreviated inscription that may be interpreted: 1548 K[rist] I[ch] T[rau] G[anz] V[nd] G[ar] H[ans] E[rnst] H[erzog] Z[u] Sachsen (1548 In Christ I trust wholly, Hans [Johann] Ernst, Duke of Saxony). Duke Johann Ernst (1521–1553) may have commissioned the horse armor for his attendance at the Diet of Augsburg, a political assembly of the German nobility called in 1548 by Charles V to deal with the crisis of the Reformation.

[aic-armor]

Peytral from a horse armor of Georg von Wolframsdorf, Christian Spor, 1475, Art Institute of Chicago: Arms, Armor, Medieval, and Renaissance

George F. Harding Collection Size: L. 66 cm (26 in.) Weight: 8 lbs. Medium: Steel and leather

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/111759/

[solaris-and-friends]

😏(To anthro princess Celestia.)

Celestia was going about her day, sitting on her throne in just her peytral, slippers, and crown. She had rather large breasts and wide hips, her legs spread just enough to show her pussy.

[parius]

[jhara-ivez]

Actually at this point I’m very sure I’m just masochistic. Because this change to chanfron and, not yet decorated, peytral was not exactly necessary but for some insane reason I HAD to add them. Because I’m apparently stupid and unaware of pain.

[aethele]

@aetheals​  //  little women :

“ i started something, but i don’t think it’s very good. “

❝   i am sure it is fine.   what topic did you choose ?   i am writing mine over the history of equestrian armor.   i have already written twenty-six pages.   it is fascinating !   ❞   he places his nearly dull quill aside so that the ink spanning halfway down his  twenty-seventh  page might dry.   open books splay the table with a variety of diagrams:   coursers and destriers,   chamfrons and peytrals.   even books on  blacksmithing and leather work,   just to be thorough. 

a friendly smile ticks up at each corner. 

❝   if you would like,   i can take a look at your essay.   i am quite accomplished in literary pursuits;   in fact,   i am a far better writer and poet than edelgard.   ❞