Faction Thread - Holy Roman Empire

[Aodh Mor]

the mod goes into the 15th century?

[IVIarkI2I]

yea 1453 is end year

[ShockBlast]

yea 1453 is end year

Well Maximilian plate is out of the question and even Gothic is questionable.

Gothic plate armour (German: Gotischer Plattenpanzer) is a type of plate armour of steel made in the regions of Germany and the Holy Roman Empire during the late Middle Ages (15th century). The armour provided full-body protection to the knight who wore it. "Suits of armour" were common during the 15th century in central Europe and influenced Italian and English plate armour.
Gothic armour, especially suits made under Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, were modelled with curves, flutings and ridges in order to enhance the strength of the armour and deflect arrows. Such armour was made during the 15th century and reached its peak in the 1480s, when it was considered the best in Europe. Its structure featured points and ridges influenced by Gothic architecture and Gothic art. In addition to steel plates it included mail to protect under the bevor, joints and crotch.


Gothic armour was often combined with a Gothic sallet, which included long and sharp rear-plate that protected the back of the neck and head.[1] A bevor protected the chin.
During the 16th century, under Italian influence, Gothic armour evolved into Maximilian armour.[2][3] This new armour was fashioned rounder and more curved and the ridges were narrower, parallel to each other and covered the entire armour.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_plate_armour
I hope it helps.

[djmarkydee]

The HRE is often confused with the believe that they were a mighty empire,

"taken from history world.org"

Charlemagne's empire was not long-lived, however, for its territories
were too vast and its nobility too divisive to be held together after the
dominating personality of its creator had passed from the scene. Charlemagne
had no standing army; his foot soldiers were essentially the old Germanic war
band summoned to fight by its war leader, and his mounted warriors served him,
as they had Charles Martel, in return for grants of land. Charlemagne did not
have a bureaucratic administrative machine comparable to that of Roman times.
The Frankish economy was agricultural and localized, and there was no system
of taxation adequate to maintain an effective and permanent administration.
Under Charlemagne's weak successors the empire collapsed in the confusion of
civil wars and devastating new invasions. Progress toward a centralized and
effective monarchy in Europe ended with Charlemagne's death.

[djmarkydee]

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