Notions that dispel a lot of the romantic ideas in Middle-Earth

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As for the mechanics of relieving oneself in full armour, well I am sure that the said armour would have been designed to take this into account. [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

well, this is true indeed. I visited a museum with my school a month ago and they also had medieval sections. And indeed, they had armor that was crafted to some special needs or care. It had a rather large bulge at the crotch, in case of.. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
i tried looking for a picture but alas.