The Byzantines in the West in the Sixth Century
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The Battle of Kosovo 1389: An Albanian Epic
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A Victory Celebration after a Military Defeat? Al-Mutanabbī’s ‘Ayniyyah of 339/950
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The Fulcum, the Late Roman and Byzantine Testudo: the Germanization of Roman Infantry Tactics?
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The Ljudota Sword? An Episode of Contacts Between Britain and Scandinavia in the Late Viking Age
At the end of the 19th century, a sword dating from the Late Viking Age was found near Hvoshcheve village in Ukraine.
Through His Enemy’s Eyes: St. Oswald in the Historia Brittonum
Through His Enemy’s Eyes: St. Oswald in the Historia Brittonum Ziegler, Michelle The Heroic Age, Issue 9 (Oct 2006) Abstract This essay explores…
Locating Maserfelth
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Heroes, Saints, and Martyrs: Holy Kingship from Bede to Aelfric
Heroes, Saints, and Martyrs: Holy Kingship from Bede to Aelfric Hare, Kent G. The Heroic Age, Issue 9 (Oct 2006) Abstract Warfare played…
Early Islamic Spain: The History of Ibn al-Qutiyah
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The Great Caliphs: the Golden Age of the ‘Abbasid Empire
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Burning Down the House: Scorched Earth Tactics Suggested by Wace and Bayeux Tapestry
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Personal Equipment and Fighting Techniques Among the Anglo-Saxon Population in Northern Europe During the Early Middle Ages
The Anglo-Saxon military equipment included a sword or axe, a lance and a buckler, whereas most men would wear a dagger hanging from their belt.
Contemporary Views of Edward III’s failure at the Siege of Tournai
All military historical logic indicates that Edward III should not have been defeated at the siege of Tournai in 1340. He had superior numbers, many local allies, good supplies, a relief army unwilling to come to battle with him, and a town on the verge of hopeless starvation.
God, leadership, Flemings and Archery: Contemporary Perspectives of Victory and Defeat at the Battle of Sluys 1340
However, one thing cannot be agreed on. What was the cause of the victory and defeat at the battle of Sluys?
Lucius Artorius Castus: Part 2: The Battles in Britain
Lucius Artorius Castus: Part 2: The Battles in Britain Malcor, Linda A. The Heroic Age, Issue 2, Autumn/Winter 1999 Abstract Even though Lucius…
Some Questions of Medieval Nautical Technology in Kameniates’ “Sack of Thessaloniki” (904AD)
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Knightly Dueling – the Fighting Arts of German Chivalry
Knightly Dueling – the Fighting Arts of German Chivalry by Jeffrey Hull, with Monika Maziarz and Grzegorz Zabinski Paladin Press, 2008 ISBN: 978-1-58160-674-4…
The Udovice Solidus Pendants: Late 5th Century Evidence of South Scandinavian Mercenaries in the Balkans
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Rural Fortifications in Western Europe and Byzantium, Tenth to Twelfth Century
Rural Fortifications in Western Europe and Byzantium, Tenth to Twelfth Century By Mark Whittow Byzantinische Forschungen v.21 (1995) Introduction: In 1992 – warmly…
Wars and Warriors in Gregory of Tours’ Histories I-IV
Although wars do not dominate the Histories, enough are described to cause surprise at the relatively scant attention given to Gregory’s ideology of war in the scholarly literature, an unfortunate lacuna given the resulting insights into both ideological and institutional realities of late sixth-century Gaul.
Knightly Arms – Plebian Arms
Knightly Arms – Plebian Arms By Zdzislaw Zygulski Jr Quaestiones medii aevi novae, v. 4 (1999) Introduction: The science dealing with the arms…