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21st May 2023, 01:08 AM
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The most recent issue of the magazine Medieval World: Culture & Conflict (formerly Medieval Warfare) includes a short piece by Adrian Gheorghe on the 15th century Wallachian military, entitled "Dracula's Men: The Equipment and Tactics of Wallachian Soldiers."
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25th May 2023, 11:58 AM
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17th June 2023, 09:40 AM
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Frescoes from the former schit at Stăneşti-Lunca, com. Lungeşti, jud. Vâlcea, Wallachia. Construction and frescoes finished on October 28th 1536. Unfortunately, they are terribly degraded. We also find a portret of Stroe Buzescu (story here) and his wife, Sima. Source: http://www.medieval.istoria-artei.ro...c-programs.php
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17th June 2023, 06:09 PM
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Frescoes from Moldova's painted churches: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/C...ite?uselang=ro
A few from Probota Monastery, church Sf. Nicolae, finished in 16 Oct 1530. Some banana-hilt sabres (Ottoman hilts). Last edited by Teisani; 17th June 2023 at 07:45 PM. |
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17th June 2023, 06:34 PM
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17th June 2023, 06:54 PM
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24th October 2023, 11:08 AM
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For a while now, I have been wondering if the sword at Michael the Brave's side in this depiction is just artistic licence or possibly one of the multiple swords, a man of his status, likely would have owned.
Source: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki...ump-to-license Mihai Viteazul at Nicopole. Engraving by Ioan Orlandi from Rome. Year 1598. Judging by the creature's-head pommel (likely a lion?), it could be one of these North Italian / South German / Swiss / Austrian sabres that tipically have a lion's head pommel. The spiral shaping on the grip is another nice detail which is found on swords from this period/region and later (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...98&postcount=3). The one thing that doesn't match is the simple cross-guard. Usually these sabres have complex hilts. The simplest one that I could find are these two examples with S-guard. I do not know much about this type of sword, almost nothing really. Could anyone offer some of their expertise on this subject? Do you know if there are any examples with simple cross-guards? Addendum. Why would a Wallachian Voivode be depicted with such a sword? It could be his association with Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor. If the depiction is true and not pure fantasy, it might have been a gift from Rudolf to Michael. Who knows? https://www.christies.com/lot/an-ita...=5699103&lid=1 |
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