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Gideon destroys the altar |
Gideon's fleece |
The Midianites are ousted |
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Gideon destroys the altar of Baal, which was his father's.
Detail shows an example of a tunic with two ways of wearing the
sleeves: (a) slip your arms through the sleeves in a traditional manner,
or (b) take your arms out of the sleeves and slip your arms through an
open arm-slit in the bodice area (a slit on both the left and right side
of the chest), thereby allowing for a cooling effect, whilst the unused
sleeves hang at your sides. A unique garment. |
Details show: 1 -great
detail of a knight's belt.
2 -a knight wearing an above-the-knee
length hauberk with what appears to some sort of
tunic or light gambeson
showing from underneath at the bottom of the hauberk.
3 -a spearhead with a reinforcing ridge
or rib running down the center of the blade.
4 -what is described as a "pitch fork",
but is used as a weapon of war. 5
-irrefutable evidence that chainmailled finger-gloves (albeit attached to the sleeves of the
hauberk) did indeed exist much earlier than the "late" 1300's as many
enthusiasts of "authenticity" tend to argue. There is a common
tendency to argue that chainmaille protection for individual fingers did
not come into use until almost the end of the 13th century; however, this
image refutes that belief. 6
-closer view of the chainmaille finger-protection.
7 -another closer view (not quite as
sharply focused due to the extreme magnification (600%).
8 -view of the other hand of the same
knight, wearing the chainmaille "finger-gloves". |
The Israelites attack and pursue the Midianites.
Details show: 1 -example of a
battle
sword with a double-fuller.
2 -excellent detail of engraving work
on the blade of this battle axe. 3
-a spearhead. 4 -an embossed
heater-shield. 5 -two more
examples of a horse bridle and
bit. 6
-excellent view of how a saddle was secured to a horse - a standard
girth,
but the "breast collar" appears to be a large, long belt going from the
back of the saddle (where it buckles together) around the horse's chest to
the back of the saddle again. 7
-a period-style lantern. 8 -good
detailed view of a period-style trumpet. 9
-good view of a full length (knee-length) hauberk. |
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Jephthah returns home |
Jephthah's daughter laments |
Jephthah's sacrifice |
Abimelech slays his brothers |
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Jephthah returns home to his daughter after victorious
battle. Details show: 1 -a
heraldic type of flag, called a "Banner", attached (in this case) to the
head of a spear. Typically, they were vertical in orientation (as
seen), usually 2 "units" wide by 3 "units" high, and represented a king,
baron, overload or knight. It preceded him in battle as a sign of
his feudal rights. 2 -a
square Timbrel (hand-held
drum). 3 -example of how an
excessively long dress was "carried" - folds of the dress were tucked into
the lady's belt. |
Jephthah's daughter laments with friends in the mountains. |
Jephthah sacrifices his daughter to fulfill his vow.
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shows another style of period footwear - there appears to be a flap folded
over the top of the foot. |
Details show: 1
-a battle sword with a deep, wide
fuller. 2
-probably one of the best views ever of a sword's
scabbard: You can
clearly see the sword-belt and attaching "frog"; also, there is a
gold/brass/bronze metal tip on the tip of the scabbard. There would
also appear to be some circular tooling in the leather of the scabbard.
3 -another example of a
tunic with two
ways of wearing the sleeves: (a) slip your arms through the sleeves in a
traditional manner, or (b) take your arms out of the sleeves and slip your
arms through an open arm-slit in the bodice area (a slit on both the left
and right side of the chest), thereby allowing for a cooling effect,
whilst the unused sleeves hang at your sides. A unique garment. |
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