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 You can now enjoy your own special collection of military figurines with Medieval Warriors.
Experienced collectors will fully appreciate the high quality of the modelling, both of the warriors themselves and their chargers. These beautifully made hand-painted 7cm (2 3/4") figures with their realistic poses, colourful costumes and fine hand-painted details bring to life the world of the medieval warrior.
Rediscover the Age of Chivalry and of the Crusades
The military conflicts of the Middle Ages took place in lands as far apart as Europe, Russia and Central Asia, North Africa, the societies as primitive as the tribal hordes which swept down from the north and east, and as sophisticated as the ancient civilizations of China, India and the Arab world. All are included in the collection.
It was an age of honour, superstition, and violence, an age of conspicuous extravagance and abject poverty, when mercenaries were liable to change their loyalties in mid-battle, when the reward of victory was plunder and the penalty of defeat could be a gruesome death. In such times of hand-to-hand fighting, a superior weapon made the difference between life and death.Trace how armour and weaponry improved over the years, and how new developments changed the course of history.
Imagine the sudden raids on peaceful communities by axe-wielding Barbarians, the rage of insurrection against tyranny, the hysteria of the Crusades, the pageantry of victory, the horror of battle. Yet among the squalor and violence, we find remarkable men of vision, conduct beyond the call of duty and an esprit de corps among fighting men that we recognize today.
History Brought to Life
In this series you will meet commanders and common soldiers from around the world: Charlemagne, El Cid, Atilla the Hun, Joan of Arc, Genghis Khan, and others closer to home: King Arthur, Strongbow, Robert the Bruce, the Black Prince, John of Gaunt. Famous and infamous, all played their part in the merry-go-round of the Middle Ages.
The complete collection consists of 55 figures containing:
• A soldier and a booklet. |
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