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The German Landsknechts, sometimes also rendered as (singular ', ) were colourful mercenary soldiers with a formidable reputation who became an important military force through late 15th- and 16th-century Europe. Consisting predominantly of German mercenary pikemen and supporting foot soldiers, they achieved the reputation for being the universal mercenaries of early modern Europe.〔''The Landsknechts'', Author: Douglas Miller, Publisher: Osprey Publishing, Great Britain, 1976, ISBN 0850452589.〕〔''Landsknecht Soldier 1486-1560'', Author: John Richards, Publisher Osprey Publishing, Great Britain, 2002, ISBN 1841762431.〕 ==Etymology== The Germanic compound ''Landsknecht'' (earlier ''Lantknecht'', without fugen-''s'') combines ''land'' "land, country", here in the sense of "lowlands" and ''knecht'' "servant, vassal", here in the sense of "foot-soldier". The compound ''Lantknecht'' was used during the 15th century of bailiffs or court ushers. In its application to mercenaries, it is first recorded in the 1480s, perhaps coined by Peter von Hagenbach and intended to indicate soldiers of the lowlands of Swabia as opposed to the "highlander" Swiss mercenaries. As early as 1500, the term was re-etymologized as ', suggesting a derivation from ''Lanze'' "lance; pike". The modern term ''Landser'' is possibly based on , as is the name of the French card game ''Lansquenet''. The more common English-language plural form is Landsknechts, but the original German form Landsknechte is also in use. Since it is a common noun, it may also be written with lower-case "l", landsknechts. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「landsknecht」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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