African Cavalry

Great, it seems that we'll both have the chance to read first-hand: I've just ordered the book myself!

Edited by Sikander - 17-Aug-2007 at 03:53

yes, they are expensive as hell but i highly recommend them. i also have the books on Central Asia & Himalayan kingdoms as well as the China volume.

Nice! Those definitely look like steepe Africans considering they're using horses instead of camels. Africans who live in the desert, Trauregs, could only use camels.

Edited by andrew - 27-Sep-2007 at 11:49

Then what's the second picture under Soul Balder, the shield of the infantrymen? Can someone tell me?

Also I notice the cavalry seems high tech and modern whereas the infantry looks like naked savages. Is there a reason for this?

Originally posted by andrew Also on one of the African shields I notice a cross.

Cross-like symbols have been used by all sorts of cultures throughout history. If you think about it, two perpendicular lines that intersect is a pretty basic design. I've seen it used in Mesoamerican art (as a symbol for the four directions), Chinese writing (it's the character for the number ten!), and even in our own alphabet (lowercase t, the letter x). I don't know much about the Mossi. It could mean anything to them. Or nothing. The nearest example I can think of is the Asante- they have a cross-like symbol used to represent the word "house" or "family." But even with two such nearby cultures, it's probably only a coincidence.


Edited by jdalton - 03-Oct-2007 at 00:04