Anelace

In today's world, Anelace has become a topic of great relevance and debate. With the advancement of technology and globalization, Anelace has taken an unexpected role, generating conflicting opinions and diverse positions. There is no doubt that Anelace has impacted different aspects of society, from politics to the economy, including culture and daily life. In this article, we will explore the various facets of Anelace and discuss its influence today, as well as its possible implications in the future. Through an interdisciplinary approach, we will approach Anelace from multiple perspectives with the goal of better understanding its scope and meaning in contemporary society.

14th century English gentleman wearing an anelace on his girdle

An anelace (or in Middle English anelas) was a medieval dagger worn as a gentleman's accoutrement in 14th century England.

Frederick William Fairholt (1846) describes it as "a knife or dagger worn at the girdle",[1] and George Russell French (1869) as "a large dagger, or a short sword, appears to have been worn, suspended by a ring from the girdle, almost exclusively by civilians".[2]

Anelaces had a broad blade "sharp on both edges, and became narrower from hilt to point".[1] Auguste Demmin (1870) also uses the term "anelace" for the similar cinquedeas of 15th century Italy.[3] The term is attested from 1250 to 1300 in the Middle English form of an(e)las, which is derived from the Old French ale(s)naz, a derivative of alesne (awl), itself derived from the Old High German alasna.[4]

French mentions numerous examples of anelaces appearing in 14th century English art.[2] They were also mentioned in literature. In Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, a franklin (a landowner) wears "an anelace and a gipciere all of silk / Hung at his girdle, white as morwe milk", and in an undated English translation of the poem of Partonopeus de Blois, King Sornegur wears "an anelas sharp-pointed".[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Fairholt, Frederick William (1846). Costume in England: A History of Dress from the Earliest Period Till the Close of the Eighteenth Century: To which is Appended an Illustrated Glossary of Terms for All Articles of Use Or Ornament Worn about the Person. Chapman and Hall. pp. 411-412.
  2. ^ a b c French, George Russell (1869). A Catalogue of the Antiquities and Works of Art, Volume 1. London: Harrison and sons. p. 184.
  3. ^ Demmin, Auguste (1870). Weapons of War: Being a History of Arms and Armour from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Part 1. Bell & Daldy. p. 378.
  4. ^ "Anelace". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2020-05-05.