10-28-2006, 02:55 AM
Maybe I missed something, as usual, but I thought a paenula is a hooded cloak, open in the front and under each arm, while a sagum is a rectangular blanket/wrap, often pinned up at one or both shoulders. Am I on the right track? Naturally, the paenula can be closed at the front with ties, fibulae, etc, and held closed around the sides with a belt or cord.
My own experience is it's nice to have some way to secure the garment so the wind doesn't blow in too much, but that closure can't interfere with drawing the gladius or pugio, else it's not effective for that other function.
(I also thought a lacerna, similar to the paenula, was a waterproofed hooded cloak)
Now my scutum is up, fire away.
My own experience is it's nice to have some way to secure the garment so the wind doesn't blow in too much, but that closure can't interfere with drawing the gladius or pugio, else it's not effective for that other function.
(I also thought a lacerna, similar to the paenula, was a waterproofed hooded cloak)
Now my scutum is up, fire away.
M. Demetrius Abicio
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
