European slingers, 11th-13th centuries
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Topic: European slingers, 11th-13th centuries
Posted By: Druzhina
Subject: European slingers, 11th-13th centuries
Date Posted: 06-May-2016 at 00:32
Illustrations of European slingers and staff-slingers, 11th-13th centuries
You would expect to see a slinger in 'David & Goliath' but there are many illustrations of medieval slingers such as:
http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6C-11C/Hexateuch-Cotton_Claudius_B_IV-26v.htm - Anglo-Saxon slinger in 'God's Covenant with Abram' from Ælfric's Hexateuch, 2nd quarter of the 11th century
http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6C-11C/Roda-3-134r-large.htm - Spanish staff-slingers in 'Fighting around Bethulia' from the Roda Bible, c.1050-1100AD
http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6C-11C/Roda-3-134r-large.htm - Spanish staff-slingers in 'Army of Antiochus V' from the Roda Bible, c.1050-1100AD
http://www.warfare.altervista.org/12/Bible_of_Stephen_Harding-12C-Goliath.htm - French slinger in 'David and Goliath' from the Bible of Saint Stephen Harding, 1109-1111AD
http://www.warfare.altervista.org/12/Melisende_Psalter-Upper_Cover-David_and_Goliath-large.htm - 'David and Goliath' from the Melisende Psalter, Jerusalem, 1131-1143AD
http://www.warfare.altervista.org/12/Biblia_Segunde_de_San_Isidoro_de_Leon-David_Goliath-detail.htm - Spanish slinger in 'David and Goliath' from the Biblia Segunde de San Isidoro de Leon, 1162AD
http://www.warfare.altervista.org/12/Winchester_Bible-12thC-David.htm - English slinger in the 'Life of David' from the Winchester Bible, c.1160–1180AD
http://www.warfare.altervista.org/12/Beatus-Rylands-Latin_Ms8-206v.htm - Spanish slinger in the Rylands Beatus, Commentary on the Apocalypse by Beatus of Liébana, c.1175
From Liber ad honorem Augusti by Pietro da Eboli, c.1197
.. http://www.warfare.altervista.org/12/Liber_ad_honorem_Augusti-f111r-large.htm - Sicilian staff-slinger in 'Fighting at Salerno'
.. http://www.warfare.altervista.org/12/Liber_ad_honorem_Augusti-f116r-large.htm - Sicilian slinger in 'The people of Salerno attack the palace'
.. http://www.warfare.altervista.org/12/Liber_ad_honorem_Augusti-f117r-large.htm - Sicilian slinger in 'Assault by the Salerni on the Terracina Palace'
.. http://www.warfare.altervista.org/12/Liber_ad_honorem_Augusti-f132r-large.htm - Sicilian slinger in 'Salerno attacked by the imperial troops'
http://www.warfare.altervista.org/13/Chronica_Majora-Siege_of_Damietta-large.htm - Staff-slingers in the 'Siege of Damietta' from the Chronica Majora by Matthew Paris, 1240–53AD
http://www.warfare.altervista.org/13/Morgan-Maciejowski-Bible-28v-upper.htm - French slinger in 'David and Goliath' from the Morgan or Maciejowski Bible, mid 13th Century
http://www.warfare.altervista.org/13/Morgan-Maciejowski-Bible-42r-lower.htm - French slinger in 'Uriah is Slain' from the Morgan or Maciejowski Bible, mid 13th Century
http://www.warfare.altervista.org/13/Conquesta_de_Mallorca-1285-1290-far_left-Detail_of_top_right.htm - The Islamic Defenders of Ciutat de Mallorca, including a staff-slinger, 1285-1290
As David is traditionally shieldless, this probably skews down the proportion of slingers depicted with shields.
http://www.warfare.altervista.org/WRG/Feudal-39-40-Slingers.htm - Ian Heath based his slingers in Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300 on some of the illuminations above.
Druzhina
http://www.warfare.altervista.org/index.htm - Illustrations of Costume and Soldiers
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http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Ottoman/Janissary.htm - Ottoman Janissaries.htm , http://warfare.altervista.org/Persia/nadir_bio.htm - Nadir Shah Afshar of Persia
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