The armies representing the factions of the Breton Succession War of 1341-1365, are modelled on the French Army list of the same period; each faction will have 3 elements of pavisiers. Blue Moon miniatures offer them under the list for Crecy and Poitiers.
Shield patterns.
Pavisiers or communal infantry
should have designs representing the armorial coat-of-arms of their town or
city, unfortunately, this would prove a difficult task. In the Netherlands, our
coat-of-arms can be found on maps of the late middle ages. Colours have
remained unchanged, but the pattern has taken on a different design. A similar
evolution might have taken place for towns in Brittany.
I selected six towns/cities
supporting each faction and used their current coat-of-arms as a benchmark. Simplifying
their pattern or altering colours, I settled on the designs as seen in the
final photo. Each element carries a standard.
Montfort
Brest, Rennes, Fougeres, Bruz,
Ille-et-Vilaine, Ploemeur, Cesson.
Blois
Lanester, Saint-Brieuc, Lorient,
Quimper, Saint-Malo, Vannes.
Blue Moon figures mounted on painting sticks. Blue Moon labels proved useful. Piercing the card, the shields were held in place making painting easier.
From the notations made, shield patterns were sketch with a pen.
The final step before varnishing.
Pavisiers of both factions.
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