Harold II offering his sword to his vanquisher Guy I (Guido) and soldier.鈥楾he Franks had; when living in town; a longer tunic; which they covered with a mantle: this is what Guy I; count of Ponthieu; is wearing in fig. 88.'鈥楾he prisoners offered their swords to the victors; holding the hilt up and the point directed at the ground. It's in this manner that Harold II (87) offers his sword to the count of Ponthieu (88).'鈥楾he ordinary soldiers were dressed in shirt; short pants (culottes) and shoes. They had a sword hanging from the belt; and wore hats. See the soldier of Guy I; count of Ponthieu (89).' Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's 鈥楬istorical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages' (1796).