French pike c.1513

[Stuart]

This has been a while in the making but i'm finally happy to say that I have my first French unit of Louis XII's northern army of 1513.

I've posted some earlier WIP's here in an attempt to try and get the overall feel and look of the figures right but have a look at this blog post and let me know what you think;

http://www.stuartsworkbench.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/picard-pike-of-therouanne-garrison.html

Best Regards

Stuart

[Svennn]

Ooh those are nice, very nice

[Lowtardog]

Beautiful

[Atheling]

Ah Great Stuart. I've been looking forward to when you started on the French.

Fabulous stuff mate  .

Darrell.

[Keith]

Beautiful!

[Paul]

  Stunning!!!

[xpalpatinex]

Good looking unit of pike right there

[grant]

Beautiful work!

[cdr]

So the captain probably is Jean III de Bournonville, knight, lord of Bournonville and Leaunes and colonel of a 1000 foot under Louis XII. He died in 1521 or 1539.  The ancestor who died at Agincourt was Alléaume de Bournonville.

Carl

like the quotes on the blog  but could not post there

[Stuart]

Thank you Carl

I've added the information to the blog - was it easy to find? i have a few more nobles who I'm interested in but I keep drawing a blank.

[whiskey priest]

Absolutely awesome stuff. Can't wait to see more frenchies!

[cdr]

Stuart
ask away. I've got quite some publications on heraldry.

Carl

[Iain R]

Impressive as always! Top work, there, Stuart!

Cheers
Iain

[Stuart]

Thanks Carl

Here are the two nobles i'm struggling with, I know they were assigned to defend Therouanne but other than their company sizes that's it;

Compagnie du seigneur de Sercu : 500 hommes de pieds
Compagnie du seigneur de Hely : 500 hommes de pieds

I don't know their names or heraldry.

Also, am i right in guessing that 'hommes de pieds' is infantry?

Stuart

[moonshado]

Just read the blog entry, as usual the writing is as entertaining as the pictures. Have stashed away the link to the French heraldry site for future reading.The unit is brilliant, love the relaxed at ease poses you have created.