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In Medieval epics, heroes gave names to their weapons. The name, lineage, and power of the weapon reflected on the hero. Among the major tales are those of Sigurd the Volsung and his sword Gram that he used to kill the dragon Fafnir; [a] [1] Beowulf and the swords Hrunting and Nægling; [2] King Arthur's Excalibur, the "Sword in the Stone"; [2] Roland's Durendal; Waldere's Mimming; [2] and the ...
Infantry in the Middle Ages. Infantrymen at the Battle of Aljubarrota, 1385. Despite the rise of knightly cavalry in the 11th century, infantry played an important role throughout the Middle Ages on both the battlefield and in sieges. From the 14th century onwards, it has been argued that there was a rise in the prominence of infantry forces ...
A military adventurer who made his fortune and name in India with the Marathas. Jacob Van Braam: 1729–1792 1741–1779 United Kingdom: A Dutch sword master and mercenary in British service. An officer under Lawrence Washington, he is also credited with training his younger half-brother George Washington. George Hanger, 4th Baron Coleraine ...
Mercenary units and formations of the Middle Ages (3 C, 25 P) Military units and formations of the Hundred Years' War (8 P) Military units and formations of the medieval Islamic world (1 C, 9 P)
Khongirad, the tribe Börte, Temüjin 's first wife, descends from (D) some clans whose members join Temüjin after the first victory over the Merkit and the separation from Jamukha: Jalair '. Tarkhut. Bishi'ut; Mongolian: Bishiüd. Bayads. Khinggiadai (D), Khinggit, subclan of Olhunoud; Mongolian: Khingid. Gorlos (D), subclan of Olhunoud.
Medieval warfare is the warfare of the Middle Ages. Technological, cultural, and social advancements had forced a severe transformation in the character of warfare from antiquity, changing military tactics and the role of cavalry and artillery (see military history). In terms of fortification, the Middle Ages saw the emergence of the castle in ...
A military order (Latin: militaris ordo) is a Christian religious society of knights. The original military orders were the Knights Templar, the Knights Hospitaller, the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, the Order of Saint James, the Order of Calatrava, and the Teutonic Knights. They arose in the Middle Ages in association with the Crusades, in the ...
Order of St Michael and St George, is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III. Order of the Southern Cross, founded by Emperor Pedro I of Brazil on 1 December 1822.