Quick questions about... Strength

jmd

These threads arise out of some of the general questions on the Marseille, and seek to make it easier to sort and find more specific queries...
 

Diana

This is not a question. But I have at last found an answer to something that has been puzzling me and I thought I would share it.

I have always found the bottom of the sleeves of the woman in this card (Force XI) rather odd. They look detached from the rest of the sleeves.

The answer is that in the Middle Ages, the sleeves were not sewn on as they are today. Women could take them off and give them to their "chevalier" who would tie them to his spear or his shield during tournaments.