The art of fight-genesis

At this painting  we can see a  band of knights probably from XII century fighting in a long chain armours and great helmets with decorative talberts on them. Winning group domp the helmets from they oponents to show that the're beaten.

One of the most iportant aspects of medieval knight life was war.We might say that knights functionined and lived only for fight and contest,because the other points of knight's rules such as defending christans and proceeding according to rules of Holy Bible were reather threated iconically.

The most popular and known combat skill tests was the knights tournaments consisting of a series of single duels or on the beggining just one battle but with blunt weapons in this battle the only rule was: Try not to kill your oponent and the main quest was to take captives to the special area.
By the time in France shaped the duel we know the best:The horse duel.
Knights fought using five metres long lances with blunt tips and they try to dump their oponent from the saddle.

Turnaments were reserwed only for the richest nobility cause knights fought in private armours using their own lances and horses.I must refute the myth about the warrior rising  from the ground and continiue fighting after falling from the saddle because lose of helmet or falling from horse were signals to who won the duel.

There also were infrantry duels(always with armour)but they were rare because infrantry fight was less spectacular than horse duels.For win the infrantry duelist must bring his enemy to the ground.

 In this XV drawning we can see knights with full plate armour and Great basinets on their heads.From blood spiling from their legs we can tell that in this duel they use sharp blades ,and they strike to kill oponen

Of course they were more brutal and spectacular way of fighting called "sharp fighting"like Zbyszko vs Rotgier fight.
Unfortunately when the fights were battlet in armours knights didn't fight using long swords(too heavy,too small places)They fights using short war axes or shortswords,maces or various types of blunt weapons which passed the exam against the practically unpenetrable plate armour.

Above we can see the page from Talhoffer's fight book.This book writen in XV century is just a mine of knowlege about the medieval combat.

How the man should be armed

Using  this images i want to show you how the europe armour have evolved . From the Germanic Nobleman from ages before Christ to knight wearing half-plated armour

At this picture we can see man in a short hauberg and simple helm witch nasal and cheeks protection.
His weanpons constitute round small shield and jawelin made for throwing.
He also have a shortsword  maked for slashing.
That single man is in infrantry but nobles usually serve in cavalery

At this picture we can see the member of the Hospitaleri order.Im sorry for little misunderstanding
in this picture, because we can see brother in black robe but the black robes with white maltan cross were
reserwed for normal autfit
When Knights of Saint John(Hospitalers)were moving into battle they were wearing red robes with white crosses
This palticular knight have long chainmail with chain gauntlets, the chain leggins and great helm on his head.
He have also the arm and forearm plate protection.Forearm protection was used by archers.
As weanpons he have short arming sword made for stabing & slashing and a migdal shield

In this picture we can see the man wearing connection of chain and plate armour.
Everything is covered in plates without armpits and the elbows. On a head he have helm called "hund helm".
He should also had cover his back of calces in chain but this one is just a model.
As a weapon he had half board sword.
As you  can see that he don't have a shield,because shields were too heavy for a warrior covered in plates.

            

Ottoman Empire #4

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Today I'll tell you about Hurrem Sultan, she started sultanate of women in Ottoman Empire.

Roxelana - Hurrem (1505 - 1558 )

Probably she came from Poland, in 1520 drifted to Sultan Suleiman's harem. Hurrm bore him five children - Mehmet, Mihrimah, Selim ( future Sultan ), Bayezid and Cihangir. In 1530 she became sultan's wife. Sultan was known for her charity work. As the first woman in Turkey built mosques. In a war of impacts at the royal court, she contributed to the death of Mustafa ( Sultan Suleiman's son ) and Grand Vizier Ibrahim. Hurrem never was Valide Sultan, she died on 15 April 1558. 

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Weruka

Ottoman Empire #3

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Today I'll tell you about the best Sultan of Ottman Empire. During his government's, Empire turned the top of power.

Suleiman was born in 1494 as the son of Selim I and  Ayşe Hafsa. He was the tenth sultan of Ottoman Empire. He led a lot of wars. Conquered Rhodes, Buda ( today Budapest), Belgrade and Baghdad. Suleiman liked to wrote poems, in his works he signed Muhibbi. Sultan wrote the most poems to his wife Hurrem. 

This is one of them:

Throne of my lonely niche, my wealth, my love, my moonlight.

My most sincere friend, my confidant, my very existence, my Sultan, my one and only love.

The most beautiful among the beautiful ...

My springtime, my merry faced love, my daytime, my sweetheart, laughing leaf ...

My plants, my sweet, my rose, the one only who does not distress me in this room ...

My Istanbul, my Karaman, the earth of my Anatolia

My Badakhshan, my Baghdad and Khorasan

My woman of the beautiful hair, my love of the slanted brow, my love of eyes full of misery ...

I'll sing your praises always

I, lover of the tormented heart, Muhibbi of the eyes full of tears, I am happy

Suleiman took care about culture. His main architect, Sinan built a lot of beautiful buildings, for example, Süleymaniye Mosque in Istambul. It is the second largest mosque in the city.

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Weruka

Ottoman Empire #2

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Today I'll tell you about the most powerful women in Ottoman Empire.

Kosem (1589-1651)

She lived in Ottoman Empire during the reign of six sultans, three times she was a regent as the mother of Murad IV and Ibrahim, and grandmother of Mehmed IV. Kosem came from Greece, she probably was the wife of Sultan Ahmed I. As the only received title of Valide-i Muazzama (magnificent mother). Kosem was murdered at the behest of  Turhan Hatice.

Turhan Hatice (1627-1683)

She was one of the eight Haseki Sultans of Ibrahim I, she wasn't his legal wife. In 1642 Turhan born, future sultan, Mehmed IV. When Ibrahim died in 1648, her son took authority so she should become the Valide Sultan. But Hatice was too young and Kosem got this emplacement. She was too ambitious to pass up this position, Turhan decided to kill Kosem.

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Ottoman Empire

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At this month I'll tell you about Ottoman Empire.
In this post, I'll show you the first three Sultans of Ottoman Empire.

Osman I (1258-1324), was the first ruler. He is perceived as a founder of Ottoman dynasty who governed in the empire. 

Orhan (1281-1362), son of Osman I,  introduced a lot of military reforms and he established Bursa as the capital city.

Murad I (1326-1389) was the first who used the title of Sultan. He created Divan ( Sultan's council ) and a position of Grand Vizier. Murad conquered Adrianople ( today Edirne ) and made it the new capital. He died during the battle of Kosovo

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Weruka

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