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A Concept Drawing of a Celtic Breton Woman Warrior in the Historically Wrong Sketch Series: Medieval Revisited, which is roughly based on the Middle ages covering 800s AD to 1400s AD. She represents the realm of the Breton people, which includes the Duchy of Brittany that exist from the 9th till 15th century.
Inspired by the song: Ar soudarded zo gwisket e ruz by Meldis (Breton Folk Song)
Inspired by the song: Ar soudarded zo gwisket e ruz by Meldis (Breton Folk Song)
INTRODUCTION
The origin of the Breton people that lived in modern Brittany, or the Armorica peninsula as it was called, came from the migration of Britonic speaking people of Brittania during the 3rd - 9th century. Centuries of interaction with the local Romano-gaul population as well as other Germanic people such as the Franks and the Vikings, has contributed to the devoplement of Breton culture which remains unique and thriving to this day. In the context of medieval history however, Brittany was a fragile land ruled by unstable Breton dynasties and rivalries between its ruling dukes and subjects. Nevertheless, Breton mercenaries were famed for their fighting prowess and prestige, some of which saw action during the Norman invasion of England!
DRAWING COMMENTARIES
May be related to the French
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As well as others, such as the Normans, Vikings, Occitania and (valois) Burgundians
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A Part of the Historically Wrong Sketch Series: Medieval Revisited - You can find more on the various faction on the map here:
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The origin of the Breton people that lived in modern Brittany, or the Armorica peninsula as it was called, came from the migration of Britonic speaking people of Brittania during the 3rd - 9th century. Centuries of interaction with the local Romano-gaul population as well as other Germanic people such as the Franks and the Vikings, has contributed to the devoplement of Breton culture which remains unique and thriving to this day. In the context of medieval history however, Brittany was a fragile land ruled by unstable Breton dynasties and rivalries between its ruling dukes and subjects. Nevertheless, Breton mercenaries were famed for their fighting prowess and prestige, some of which saw action during the Norman invasion of England!
DRAWING COMMENTARIES
Gambargin may have been sad due to recent event, but then again, sadness does not bring productivity. So rather, the energy is better to be used for drawing 
One of the most interesting part of this drawing is perhaps my experimentation in creating a scenery that contributes an overall story to complement the drawing of woman warrior. Also, I wanted to try to portray a rather light hearted scenes instead of warfare, to create an image that this woman warrior is a normal human just like us, rather than some unrealistic heroine figure
As for the portayal of lady Morganna, she is portrayed in a rather simple 14th century fashion which indicates her humble background or lower nobility. Her helmet is a bascinet based on the collection of Museo Poldi Pezzoli in Milan, while the scale hauberk and the fashion is inspired from the clerestory windows art of Tewksbury Abbey. The armor incorporate several pieces, which includes a surcoat on top of mail hauberk, with a hardened leather pauldron and splinted metal greaves. As for her armaments, they are based on contemporary medieval artworks, which includes a falchion, dagger and a shield. There's very little celtic elements in terms of her appearance, so I included "the canton ermine" as a decoration to give that Breton flavor
As for the portayal of lady Morganna, she is portrayed in a rather simple 14th century fashion which indicates her humble background or lower nobility. Her helmet is a bascinet based on the collection of Museo Poldi Pezzoli in Milan, while the scale hauberk and the fashion is inspired from the clerestory windows art of Tewksbury Abbey. The armor incorporate several pieces, which includes a surcoat on top of mail hauberk, with a hardened leather pauldron and splinted metal greaves. As for her armaments, they are based on contemporary medieval artworks, which includes a falchion, dagger and a shield. There's very little celtic elements in terms of her appearance, so I included "the canton ermine" as a decoration to give that Breton flavor
REFERENCES AND OTHER RELATED ARTWORKS
May be related to the French
As well as others, such as the Normans, Vikings, Occitania and (valois) Burgundians
A Part of the Historically Wrong Sketch Series: Medieval Revisited - You can find more on the various faction on the map here:
Image size
2875x4219px 3.42 MB
Make
samsung
Model
SM-N910G
Shutter Speed
1/20 second
Aperture
F/2.2
Focal Length
5 mm
ISO Speed
320
Date Taken
Mar 21, 2016, 4:18:34 AM
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Very nice.