How tall was the real Joan of Arc and how much did she weigh?

Answer 1

Popular estimates based on known sizes of people in medieval times( sorry no authentic St.Joan armor costumes have been found ) seem to suggest she was tall for her times, at about 5 feet 6 Inches. The actress Ingrid Bergman was 5 Ft Nine inches so a bit tall. somewhat oddly , while she only lived to l9, the maid of Orleans is rarely professionally played by teen actresses. One notable exception was Lelee Sobieski . Historically, Joan should be played by Ingenue types, rarely is she, excepting amateur dramatic troupes and high-school plays, etc.

Joan was actually 5' 2" tall. A French scholar, Adrian Harmand, in 1929 discovered an original order for clothing for Joan by the (then imprisoned in England) Duke of Orleans. He wished to make Joan a present of several articles of clothing for Joan's great service to him by raising the English siege of his city, Orleans, in May, 1429. One of the articles was a robe, "of fine Brussels cloth" which was to be 80 cm. long. Since a robe would go from Joan's shoulders to her knee (all men's clothing

at that time ended at the knee), the scholar (Adrian Harmand) calculated Joan's

height to be about 1.58 meters, or approximately 5 feet, two inches.

Answer 2

Joan of Arc was 5' 2" tall. A French scholar, Adrian Harmand in 1929, found the record of several articles of clothing ordered for Joan of Arc by the imprisoned (in England) Duke of Orleans for Joan's heroic efforts in raising the seige of Orleans in May, 1429. One of the articles was a robe, which was to be made from "fine Brussels cloth, 80 cm. long"). A robe would have extended from Joan's shoulders to her knee (all male garb in the Middle Ages ended at the knee). From this Harmand calculated Joan's height to be 1.58 meters, or approximately 5' 2" tall.

Source: Joan of Arc Her Story, by Regine Pernoud, 1998.

Answer 3

The real height of Joan of Arc was 5' 2''. In 1929, a French scholar, Adrian Harmand, determined from an order by the Duke of Orleans for a robe, "of fine

Brussels cloth" to be made for Joan, that was to be 80 cm. long. Since a man's robe would extend from the shoulders to the knee at that time, Harmand calculated that the actual height of Joan of Arc was 1.58 meters, or about 5 feet, 2 inches.

From Regine Pernoud's Joan of Arc Her Story, St. Martin's Griffin, 1998.

William H. Burke, Jr.

Answer 4

Joan of Arc's actual height was 5 feet 2 inches. A French scholar, Adrian Harmand,

did a study in 1929 of an order by the Duke of Orleans for a robe for Joan, to be

"of fine Brussels cloth" and 80 cm. long. Since a man's robe in those times went

from the shoulder to the knee, Harmand calculated that Joan's height was 1.58 meters, or about 5' 2" tall.

Answer 5

Joan was aboutt 5'2" tall and had a stocky build.

Answer 6

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