At the field of Hastings, the English—
"Olicrosse sovent crioent,
E Godemite reclamoent.
Olicrosse est en engleiz
Ke Sainte Croix est en franceiz;
E Godemite altretant
Com en frenceiz Dex tot poissant."—Ibid., ii. 213.
To complete our sketch of the Anglo-Saxon warrior, we may add that he wore both beard and moustache, neither of which were in vogue among the soldiers of Duke William. Wace has not omitted this point. The Normans—
"N'unt mie barbe ne guernons[39],
Co dist Heraut, com nos avons."—Rom. de Rou, ii. 174.[40]
Let us now examine a little more in detail the arms, offensive and defensive, of the various Northern tribes, at whose military institutions and practices we have taken so rapid a glance.
Plate II.
