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Emanuel · 21st July 2009, 03:14 AM

Here we go, some pics from 15th and turn of 16th century...from the top:

- 15th century flail and crossbow from Sibiu
- Cavalry of Mihai the Brave
- Mid-16th century war hammer and early 16th century mace
- Fresco from the walls of Sucevita monastery church, end-15th century - this one's interesting...cavalry in maille armed with lances, pikemen with polearms, swords seem to be straight, can't tell too well. The armor looks Turkish though, doesn't it?
The inscription at the top is romanian in church slavonic, if cyrillic readers can transliterate, i can read what it says.
- The sword of Stefan the Great, now in the Topkapi.
- Courtier and archer from the time of Alexander the Good (1400-1432). Moldovan prince, but relevant nonetheless.

21st July 2009, 03:14 AM	#30
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Pics... Here we go, some pics from 15th and turn of 16th century...from the top: - 15th century flail and crossbow from Sibiu - Cavalry of Mihai the Brave - Mid-16th century war hammer and early 16th century mace - Fresco from the walls of Sucevita monastery church, end-15th century - this one's interesting...cavalry in maille armed with lances, pikemen with polearms, swords seem to be straight, can't tell too well. The armor looks Turkish though, doesn't it? The inscription at the top is romanian in church slavonic, if cyrillic readers can transliterate, i can read what it says. - The sword of Stefan the Great, now in the Topkapi. - Courtier and archer from the time of Alexander the Good (1400-1432). Moldovan prince, but relevant nonetheless. Attached Images Last edited by Emanuel; 21st July 2009 at 03:29 AM.