Is the archer a "foreigner"?

[Koen G]

Well spotted Nablator, I forgot about that figure, although it's been discussed before (see JKP's post here: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. )

Now the Picatrix is known for its multicultural background (Spanish-Jewish), which comes close to the question I was asking in this thread. 

Maybe my definition of "southerner" should include Spain and southern France. The duke who oversaw the illustrations of the Livre de Chasse lived near the French-Spanish border. The image from Egerton 2709 I posted above depicts an expedition in service of Castile (led by French knights). 

As Marco suggests, the etymology of Lombardy might be relevant as well, though the connection to beards appears to be a folk etymology, see You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
Either way, we'd need to know if any connection existed between beards and Lombardy in the Middle Ages. If the article I linked above is to be relied upon, the word had an entirely different meaning back then.