Forum: European Armoury
9th January 2023, 02:49 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
9th January 2023, 01:31 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
9th January 2023, 12:55 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
9th January 2023, 12:35 PM
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1 - “Barbarian Cleavers or Greek Swords?...
1 - “Barbarian Cleavers or Greek Swords? Portrayals and Perceptions of Curved Swords in Ancient Greece” - Catherine Parnell, B.A., M.A. (Ph.D. candidate, School of Archaeology, University College...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th January 2023, 12:04 PM
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Kopis/Κοπίς & Makhaira/Μάχαιρα (Greek & Etruscan)
For about a year, I have been interested in the Greek kopis and similar forward curved sword from the Etruscans (I include these Etruscan swords in this thread because of limited number of specimens...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th January 2023, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 150
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Forum: European Armoury
8th January 2023, 10:14 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
8th January 2023, 10:08 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
8th January 2023, 10:06 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
8th January 2023, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 150
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16 - Two effigies for Illésházy István
The...
16 - Two effigies for Illésházy István
The first effigy was erected by Illésházy István himself, his first wife, Anna Erdődy died in 1577. He carved his image as well on the memorial stone because...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th January 2023, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 150
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Forum: European Armoury
8th January 2023, 06:30 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
8th January 2023, 05:57 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
8th January 2023, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 140
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Forum: European Armoury
8th January 2023, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 140
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...Continued
Regarding those hats. It could...
...Continued
Regarding those hats. It could be that those hats are associated with Mamluks, Wallachians/Romanians and Ottomans (from Rumelia) because:
- Wallachian/Romanian shepherds wore (and...
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Forum: European Armoury
8th January 2023, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 140
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Forum: European Armoury
7th January 2023, 10:06 PM
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Replies: 150
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14 - Tomb effigy of Dobó István (1502 - 1572)
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14 - Tomb effigy of Dobó István (1502 - 1572)
He died in 1572 at his home in Szerednye (a settlement located in present-day Transcarpathia, halfway between Uzhhorod and Munkács), and on 28 June...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th January 2023, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 150
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Forum: European Armoury
7th January 2023, 08:51 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
7th January 2023, 07:44 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
7th January 2023, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 140
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Here's something that bugs me...this horseman...
Here's something that bugs me...this horseman looks very similar to the "Eques Walachus" by Abraham de Bruyn 1576 (posted above). I'm really wondering how much de Bruyn's was actually inspired by...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th January 2023, 01:17 AM
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Replies: 150
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10 - Knyaz (prince) Fyodor Mikhailovich...
10 - Knyaz (prince) Fyodor Mikhailovich Mstislavsky (? - 1540)
This one is a Muskovite sabre, reminescent a bit of some sabres depicted in the "Battle of Orsha" painting. On the blade's spine...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th January 2023, 12:10 AM
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Replies: 150
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9 - Bebek György sabre (continued)
Personal...
9 - Bebek György sabre (continued)
Personal opinion...Bebek's sabre seems to be a typical (my estimates 1540s to 1590s) boot hilt, with wire wrap, long quillons (about same length as the handle)....
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Forum: European Armoury
5th January 2023, 11:52 PM
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Replies: 150
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9 - Bebek György sabre
Bebek György (lived...
9 - Bebek György sabre
Bebek György (lived 1529-1567), became a prisoner of the Ottomans in 1562 but was released in 1565 from captivity and given this sabre by sultan Suleiman I the Magnificent. ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
5th January 2023, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 238,085
If you are interested in the falx, you can try...
If you are interested in the falx, you can try Borangic Cătălin's work. It's in Romanian, but the pictures of relics are nice a reference. Here are a few of his works, you can find more, just search...
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