Sculpture

Agincourt

The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory in the Hundred Years War. The battle occurred on Friday, 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin’s Day) modern-day Agincourt, in northern France. Henry Fifth’s victory at Agincourt, against a numerically superior French army, crippled France and started a new period in the war during which Henry married the French king’s daughter and then Henry’s son, Henry V1, was made heir to the throne of France.

Exhibit Info

This piece was inspired and directed by Dr. David McMilan.

The concept of this piece is a copy of the Agincourt arrow surmounted by another arrow. The vertical arrow is mounted on an ancient pagan symbol and all stand on a traditional plinth.

The centre is rolled to form a perfect 360 degree compass rose. The horizontal arrow rotates in a two knot wind, which forms a perfect weather vane.

Plaques are rolled and mounted on the outer surface to record events an important dates in the life of David McMillan

The item is naturally patinated by the elements and actually changes its patenation colour as the seasons change.