Crusader Cloak

topic posted Thu, November 1, 2007 - 3:52 PM by  Jason
I'm working on a set of early Knights Templar garb and I was wondering what the appropriate style cloak patter would be. Would a Moraccan Burnoose be reasonable or would another pattern be needed?
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Jason
West Virginia
  • Re: Crusader Cloak

    Sun, November 11, 2007 - 7:08 AM
    I just thought I'd give this post a bump and hope that someone notices it.
    • Re: Crusader Cloak

      Sun, November 11, 2007 - 2:08 PM
      I'm not an expert by any means, nor do I portray a Templar persona.

      But, I tend to be intrigued by research sometimes. Looking at some of the literature to hand, it seems elusive to try to pin down a singular cloak style.
      Certainly, fighting in the Holy Land, a knight would likely acquire clothing of a local "flavor". I would assume a burnoose would be passable.
      The few illustrations and guidelines I could dredge up leave a lot to be desired;

      Unless you are a knight, I would reccommend against white for a cloak. (Besides the obvious cleaning issues.)
      Black or brown for a sergeant or man at arms, with a 9" square red cross formee' on the left shoulder. Or, if your personal is a priest or chaplain, green appears to be the color choice. Just no fur edging, and made pref. of wool for all cloaks. Most appear to be mid calf length.

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