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Ehud slays Eglon, king of Moab |
Deborah, Barak and Sisera |
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Ehus slays Eglon, the king of Moab (right) and the
Israelites defeat the Moabites. Details show:
1-excellent example of a
battle-axe,
including some engraving on the blade. 2
- heraldic flags; specifically the "Pennon",
a medium-sized flag (about 3 feet in length) flown from the head of
a spear that is held "at charge" (horizontally or near-so). Any heraldry
or artwork displayed on a pennon is oriented to be viewed in the "at
charge" position. The pennon indicated the physical presence of the person
who's arms are displayed on it. 3 -
good example of the hilt of a
dagger. 4 -
another style of dagger.
5 -an embossed heater-shield. 6 -another
example of period footwear. 7 -great
example of a saddle-girth. 8 -a
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The prophetess, Deborak convinces Barak to attack King
Sisera. Details show: 1 -good example of a
saddle, girth and full
harness hook-up to a carriage. 2 -another
style of sword-hilt. 3
-example of the sheer brutality of medieval warfare.
4 -another example of a horse's
bridle
and bit, this one has ornate metal pieces attached to the
leather.
5 -a fancy breast-collar on a horse. |
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Jael slays King Sisera |
Gideon is called |
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Jael kills Sisera by driving a large spike into his skull.
Details show: 1 -probably one of the
best examples of the hilt of a
sword - the grip is leather wrapped, then
wrapped with wire, and the crossguard has detailed grooves at each
end. Also, a great example of a scabbard and a "sword frog" (method
of attaching a scabbard to the sword-belt). Also, you can see a good
example of a knight's belt. 2
-a period hammer. 3 -fine
detail of a chainmaille coif with an attached
camail.
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Gideon is called to rescue Israel from Madian, and makes a
sacrifice to an angel of the lord. Details show:
1 -a male wearing a pear of "Braies"
(medieval underwear) - the braies are rolled up around the waist.
Inside the roll is a belt to which linen "Chausses" (leggings, not shown
in this picture) were attached by leather laces.
2 - great example of a "Flail" -
originally, as seen here, the flail was an agricultural tool used to
"thresh" wheat (separate the grain from the straw or husks
{"chaff"}) - eventually, someone discovered the usefulness
of the flail as a weapon in combat, and it was transformed into the
smaller, single-hand weapon of war. 3
-another view of the agricultural flail. 4
-example of an "Ankle-boot", typically worn by the "worker-class", it was
common after c.1200 AD and was up to 12" high.
5 -an agricultural/food preparation tool
known as a "Winnowing-Fan", used to sort threshed grain from
it's chaff, typically used immediately after the wheat was threshed with a
flail. 6 -fantastic
example of the wearing of single-leg linen "Chausses" (leggings), showing
how they were attached to a leather belt (can't be seen) which was inside the top portion
of the Braies (underwear which appears almost like a diaper about the
man's groin) which was rolled up at the waistline. The braies and a pair of "ankle-boots" can also be seen on the wearer. |
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