The Brabançons or Brabanters () were routiers (mercenary troops) originally from the Duchy of Brabant active between 1166 and 1214.
The Brabançons or Brabanters () were routiers (mercenary troops) originally from the Duchy of Brabant active between 1166 and 1214.
==Origins== Brabant was a part of the Holy Roman Empire. The social origins of the Brabançons are uncertain. Some were the younger sons of the knightly class who had received formal military training. Others were drawn from the lower classes and had little or no such training. There were some women in their ranks. They mostly fought as infantry, possessing few horses. They were feared because of their ruthlessness, but probably had less of a tactical impact than the routiers of the later Middle Ages. Despite their name, the Brabançons came to be drawn from all across northern Europe. Walter Map in his De nugis curialium written about 1180 described the origins of the Brabançons thus:
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