Langbeschreibung
A history of arms and armour in Europe from pre-history to the 15th century.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part 1 The prehistoric period: "the pitiless bronze"; iron comes to Europe - the Hallstatt people; the Gauls. Part 2 The heroic age: the great migrations; Rome in decline - the Gothic cavalry; the bog-deposits of Denmark; the arms of the migration period. Part 3 The Vikings: swords in the Viking period; the Vikings at war; from Charlemagne to the Normans. Part 4 The age of chivalry: the "gay science" of chivalry; sword types and blade inscriptions, 1100-1325; armour and the longbow in the 14th and 15th centuries; swords and daggers in the 14th and 15th centuries.