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Men who joined a Landsknecht Fähnlein usually brought along a woman to care for them - usually a sister, wife, or daughter. These women were called "Hure" - literally, "whores" - but prostitutes they were not. "Hure" was a general term used to denote campfollowers. Other period names included:
* "Kampfrau" (camp wife)
* "Marketenderin" (Women who cares (goes to the market) for you)
* "Schlachtenbummlerin" (Battle Loiterer)
They cared for the men between battles, and even participated in battles, following behind the fighting, looting the dead and killing the almost-dead. Some even assisted the heavy artillery, stripping enemy houses of wood that was used later for earthworks.
Sources include:
"The Landsknecht" by Rachel Ward, found at the St Maximilian Website.
"Women With the Fähnlein" - found at the St. Michael's Website
Inte så svårt att gissa varför de håller sig till just Kampfrau.... tihi