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Though in English the term man-at-arms is a fairly straightforward rendering of the French homme d'armes, [b] in the Middle Ages, there were numerous terms for this type of soldier, referring to the type of arms he would be expected to provide: In France, he might be known as a lance or glaive, while in Germany, Spieß, Helm or Gleve, and in various places, a bascinet. [2]
January 27, 1980: Canadian Embassy sneaks six U.S. diplomats out of Iran January 6, 1980: Indira Gandhi returned to power in India January 22, 1980: Soviet H-bomb inventor Andrei Sakharov arrested and moved to closed city January 18, 1980: Price of silver hits record high of $52.80 per ounce. The following events happened in January 1980:
This is a list of people and subjects appearing on the cover of Time magazine in the 1980s. Time was first published in 1923. As Time became established as one of the United States' leading news magazines, an appearance on the cover of Time became an indicator of notability, fame or notoriety.
Osprey Publishing is a British publishing company specializing in military history formerly based in Oxford.Predominantly an illustrated publisher, many of their books contain full-colour artwork plates, maps and photographs, and the company produces over a dozen ongoing series, each focusing on a specific aspect of the history of warfare.
Swatton is a self-educated blacksmith and a trained jeweller. [2] When he was young, he used to cut gems and later expanded his skillset to include silversmithing.When he was 15, he met Jody Samson who had worked on the Conan the Barbarian film, and started to swap gems with Samson for knives.
A man-at-arms is a type of medieval and Renaissance soldier. Man at arms or men at arms may also refer to: Man-At-Arms, a fictional character in the Masters of the Universe franchise; A Man at Arms, a 2021 novel by Steven Pressfield; Men at Arms, a 1993 novel by Terry Pratchett; Men at Arms, an Estonian comedy film originally titled Malev
January 1 – Gary Larson's single-panel comic The Far Side debuts in the San Francisco Chronicle. February 7 – Pink Floyd 's The Wall Tour opens at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena . May 22 – September 16 – Pablo Picasso Retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City , the largest and most complete Picasso ...