Info Favorites Register Log in
myArmoury.com Discussion Forums

Forum index Memberlist Usergroups Spotlight Topics Search
Forum Index > Off-topic Talk > Period depictions of Carolingians arms, armor and dress Reply to topic
This is a Spotlight Topic Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3 
Author Message
Jared Smith




Location: Tennessee
Joined: 10 Feb 2005
Likes: 1 page

Spotlight topics: 3
Posts: 1,532

PostPosted: Mon 07 Jun, 2010 2:44 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

That is interesting Maurizio! I am more interested in it now as it sounds like it originates more at "End of Roman Empire" to Merovingian in origin, not Carolingian (late 7th century era.) The Frankish spearheads appear unusual. (Long, not really Roman in shape, different from more oval forms known to the North.)
Absence of evidence is not necessarily evidence of absence!
View user's profile Send private message
Maurizio D'Angelo




Location: Italy
Joined: 09 Feb 2009
Likes: 3 pages
Reading list: 3 books

Posts: 649

PostPosted: Mon 07 Jun, 2010 9:20 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Jared Smith wrote:
That is interesting Maurizio! I am more interested in it now as it sounds like it originates more at "End of Roman Empire" to Merovingian in origin, not Carolingian (late 7th century era.) The Frankish spearheads appear unusual. (Long, not really Roman in shape, different from more oval forms known to the North.)


Carolingian culture: emulation and innovation. Happy

The period is 400/600 A.D. (perhaps)
Yes, more merovingian. I know, like the bizantine spear, 600 AD, like german. Call "lancea"
While in the early first century allied troops borrow weapons from the Roman, in late imperial period we are witnessing the spread between the legionary troops now barbaric, elements typical of other peoples. Perhaps the greatest influences come from Germany and eastern borders.

The Frankish spearheads appear unusual. Why?

My doubts are about the swords do not appear in the sixth or seventh century.



 Attachment: 29.87 KB
lance copia.jpg
Byzantine/German 6 century

 Attachment: 130.9 KB
Senza titolo-1.jpg
1/2 frankisch 6/7 century
3 frankisch 7 century


Ciao
Maurizio
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
Paul Hansen




Location: The Netherlands
Joined: 17 Mar 2005
Likes: 5 pages

Posts: 845

PostPosted: Tue 08 Jun, 2010 10:57 am    Post subject: Re: 6th century mail fragments         Reply with quote

Dan Howard wrote:
Bryce Felperin wrote:
Another explanation might be that metal armor was too valuable to bury in the ground with its former owner
How expensive was the jewellery that was found? Was armor more valuable than gold and gems?


That sounds logical, but the fact remains that many migration age burials have some pretty essential equipment missing. For instance helmets seem much more rare than very high status swords... Let alone body armour.
View user's profile Send private message
Jeroen Zuiderwijk
Industry Professional



Location: Netherlands
Joined: 11 Mar 2005

Spotlight topics: 2
Posts: 740

PostPosted: Fri 11 Jun, 2010 2:10 am    Post subject: Re: 6th century mail fragments         Reply with quote

Paul Hansen wrote:
Dan Howard wrote:
Bryce Felperin wrote:
Another explanation might be that metal armor was too valuable to bury in the ground with its former owner
How expensive was the jewellery that was found? Was armor more valuable than gold and gems?


That sounds logical, but the fact remains that many migration age burials have some pretty essential equipment missing. For instance helmets seem
much more rare than very high status swords... Let alone body armour.
Perhaps due to a difference in ownership? If a sword is a personal artifact, and armour belongs either to the army or family (handed down from generation to generation) etc. Swords, shields etc. are expendables, but armour can be repaired and remain in circulation much longer.
Jeroen Zuiderwijk
- Bronze age living history in the Netherlands
- Barbarian metalworking
- Museum photos
- Zip-file with information about saxes
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Paul Hansen




Location: The Netherlands
Joined: 17 Mar 2005
Likes: 5 pages

Posts: 845

PostPosted: Tue 15 Jun, 2010 12:06 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Could be, but then some grave do contain helmets or armour.

And evidence also suggests that at least some swords have been used by a few generations. Stories of swords being used by a number of generations also feature prominently in various sagas.
View user's profile Send private message


Display posts from previous:   
Forum Index > Off-topic Talk > Period depictions of Carolingians arms, armor and dress
Page 3 of 3 Reply to topic
Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3 All times are GMT - 8 Hours

View previous topic :: View next topic
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum






All contents © Copyright 2003-2024 myArmoury.com — All rights reserved
Discussion forums powered by phpBB © The phpBB Group
Switch to the Basic Low-bandwidth Version of the forum