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Mario M.
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 Posted: Sat 02 Apr, 2016 11:14 am Post subject: Question about a miniature |
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Greetings,
in the following image;
Is the footman attacking the horseman with the crossguard or is he offering his sword(surrendering)?
I just stumbled upon it and found it intriguing as I am very interested in any proof of one handed swords being flipped and used ask picks(guard) or maces(pommel).
“The stream of Time, irresistible, ever moving, carries off and bears away all things that come to birth and plunges them into utter darkness...Nevertheless, the science of History is a great bulwark against this stream of Time; in a way it checks this irresistible flood, it holds in a tight grasp whatever it can seize floating on the surface and will not allow it to slip away into the depths of Oblivion." - Anna Comnena
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Mario M.
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| Posted: Sat 02 Apr, 2016 11:45 am Post subject: |
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Now that I have looked at it properly and cooled down from my excitement, I sadly see the truth that it is obviously not a man in a striking position or a hand grip suited at all for striking someone.
Shame 
“The stream of Time, irresistible, ever moving, carries off and bears away all things that come to birth and plunges them into utter darkness...Nevertheless, the science of History is a great bulwark against this stream of Time; in a way it checks this irresistible flood, it holds in a tight grasp whatever it can seize floating on the surface and will not allow it to slip away into the depths of Oblivion." - Anna Comnena
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Mart Shearer
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| Posted: Sat 02 Apr, 2016 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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Generally when shown, this is a sign of fealty, submission, or surrender. Sometimes the blade is grasped between the palms of the hands and the pommel raised high.
http://manuscriptminiatures.com/4061/23642/
ferrum ferro acuitur et homo exacuit faciem amici sui
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