Hi, hope someone can help with this - I've got a character who's a double amputee (both legs off below or at the knee, can be either) as a result of a war injury and I need to know how if at all he can get around.
From what I can see the wheelchair didn't exist until the very late 16th century, and then only because it was invented for the Spanish king so that's out. Is any sort of crutch system possible, maybe with two "peg legs", or is my guy going to have to be pushed around in a handcart by a friend?
Setting is roughly early Tudor but it's secondary world fantasy so I've got some wiggle room with details, but no magic healing or anything like that.
Thanks in advance as always!
From what I can see the wheelchair didn't exist until the very late 16th century, and then only because it was invented for the Spanish king so that's out. Is any sort of crutch system possible, maybe with two "peg legs", or is my guy going to have to be pushed around in a handcart by a friend?
Setting is roughly early Tudor but it's secondary world fantasy so I've got some wiggle room with details, but no magic healing or anything like that.
Thanks in advance as always!