Tournament or Cavalry Shield (Targe), early 15th century.
The notch at the upper left served to support the lance of a charging knight. The coat of arms is thought to belong to either the von Meissau or the Eglauer family, both of Austria. On the banderoles is the defiant motto IO HARR · LAS UBER GAN (possibly, "Just wait. You'll be beaten"). Part of the motto, IO HARR, is repeated around the border. The shield comes from Reifenstein castle, in the Austrian Tirol. The castle was owned by the religious, military order known as the Teutonic Knights.
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The notch at the upper left served to support the lance of a charging knight. The coat of arms is thought to belong to either the von Meissau or the Eglauer family, both of Austria. On the banderoles is the defiant motto IO HARR · LAS UBER GAN (possibly, "Just wait. You'll be beaten"). Part of the motto, IO HARR, is repeated around the border. The shield comes from Reifenstein castle, in the Austrian Tirol. The castle was owned by the religious, military order known as the Teutonic Knights.
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"The Hussars deserve special attention as much for their incomparable bravery as for their personal dignity."
- Sebastian Cefali, Italian secretary to powerful Polish magnate Jerzy Lubomirski (1665)
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- Sebastian Cefali, Italian secretary to powerful Polish magnate Jerzy Lubomirski (1665)
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Tournament or Cavalry Shield (Targe), early 15th century. The notch at the upper left served to support the lance of a charging knight. The coat of arms is thought to belong to either the von Meissau or the Eglauer family, both of Austria. On the banderoles…
Highland Targe (Scottish 1700 - 1750):
Highland targes were the last type of European shields to be used actively in battle, remaining a standard part of Highland equipment up to the battle of Culloden in 1746.
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Highland targes were the last type of European shields to be used actively in battle, remaining a standard part of Highland equipment up to the battle of Culloden in 1746.
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“Les Danseurs Albanais” (Albanian Dancers), created by French artist Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, 1835.
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Painting of Mount Triglav by Markus Pernhart, a Carinthian Slovene artist. In the Romantic era, Triglav became one of the symbols of Slovene identity.
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Some paintings made by Hans Dahl:
1) "By The Fjord", before 1937.
2) "Peasant Girl with a Rake"
3) "Portrait of a young girl", believed to be Eline Wiese, August 1921.
4) Fjord with sailing boat, before 1937.
5) "In calm waters", unknown date.
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1) "By The Fjord", before 1937.
2) "Peasant Girl with a Rake"
3) "Portrait of a young girl", believed to be Eline Wiese, August 1921.
4) Fjord with sailing boat, before 1937.
5) "In calm waters", unknown date.
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In 1938, in Jeréz, Spain, archaeologist Manuel Esteve poses wearing a Corinthian helmet discovered during local excavations.
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“The heroes who become immortal are those… who are really capable of overcoming, thanks to an inner impulse toward transcendence… conferred upon them by the Olympian principle, or Zeus.”
- Julius Evola, Revolt Against the Modern World.
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- Julius Evola, Revolt Against the Modern World.
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Ján Francisci with Slovak volunteers in Myjava during the Slovak Uprising of 1848–1849, by Peter Michal Bohúň (made between 1849 and 1850).
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A young couple from Lithuania dressed in traditional folk attire, photographed in the Kaunas District, 1934.
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"Since ages past Czechs have said and had proverbs which state, that if the leader is good, so too is the journey."
- Hussite war song, 15th century.
Picture: Jan Žižka leading his troops (illumination from the late 15th century)
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- Hussite war song, 15th century.
Picture: Jan Žižka leading his troops (illumination from the late 15th century)
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Forwarded from ᛉ Sagnamaðr Stark ᛉ
In the 18th Century, the Swedish navy was issued these boarding axes in lieu of cutlasses, sometimes with built-in flintlocks. They were based directly upon the breidöx of the Viking Age, with the forward-angled edge and pronounced thrusting “horn”. Honouring the ancestors. ᛟ
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Christopher Columbus is depicted landing in the West Indies, on an island that the natives called Guanahani and he named San Salvador, on October 12, 1492. He raises the royal banner, claiming the land for his Spanish patrons, and stands bareheaded, with his hat at his feet, in honor of the sacredness of the event. The captains of the Niña and Pinta follow, carrying the banner of Ferdinand and Isabella. The crew displays a range of emotions, some searching for gold in the sand. Natives watch from behind a tree.
- John Vanderlyn, 1847.
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- John Vanderlyn, 1847.
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