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Man-at-arms

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Dante's Rebellion Sword (Devil May Cry) - MAN AT ARMS: REFORGED

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Guts' Pre-Dragonslayer Sword (Berserk) - MAN AT ARMS: REFORGED

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Inuyasha's Tessaiga (InuYasha) - MAN AT ARMS: REFORGED

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Nodachi Sword – For Honor - Man At Arms: Reforged (feat. Mark Dacascos)

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INTRODUCING MAN AT ARMS: REFORGED

A man-at-arms was a soldier of the High Medieval to Renaissance periods who was typically well-versed in the use of arms and served as a fully armoured heavy cavalryman. A man-at-arms could be a knight or nobleman, a member of a knight or nobleman's retinue or a mercenary in a company under a mercenary captain. Such men could serve for pay or through a feudal obligation. The terms knight and man-at-arms are often used interchangeably, but while all knights equipped for war certainly were men-at-arms, not all men-at-arms were knights.
    • Terminology 

    • Military function 

    • Arms and armour 

    • Horses 

    • Horse armour 

    • Social status 

    • Military role 

    • In France 

    • The 16th century 

    • Later history 

    • Evolution into a paramilitary police force 

    • In Spain 

    • In Italy