The Russian “tarch” is a curious weapon that incorporats on a metal gauntlet a shield and other spiky components. It was used between the 14th to 17th centuries in Russia.
There are very few information about the “tarch”, but is concludent to say that this was a special kind of shelom (shield).
There are very few information about the “tarch”, but is concludent to say that this was a special kind of shelom (shield).
In the Middle Ages brown bears were to be found right across the European continent.
They have now however disappeared from the greater part of the area where they once lived having lost most of the habitats they needed: great stretches of the continent were wooded and these woods provided the furry, brown giants with sufficient food and protection.
Since then their population has declined, mainly as a result of hunting and habitat loss, the brown bear was wipped out from many countries. Today the European brown bear population numbers roughly 17,000 animals, distributed between ten separate populations across 22 countries.
Remember, preserve Mother Nature is preserve Europe.
They have now however disappeared from the greater part of the area where they once lived having lost most of the habitats they needed: great stretches of the continent were wooded and these woods provided the furry, brown giants with sufficient food and protection.
Since then their population has declined, mainly as a result of hunting and habitat loss, the brown bear was wipped out from many countries. Today the European brown bear population numbers roughly 17,000 animals, distributed between ten separate populations across 22 countries.
Remember, preserve Mother Nature is preserve Europe.
The Walhalla is a hall of fame that honours laudable and distinguished people in German history – "politicians, sovereigns, scientists and artists of the German tongue".
It was conceived in 1807 by Crown Prince Ludwig in order to support the gathering momentum for the unification of the many German states. Following his accession to the throne of Bavaria, construction took place between 1830 and 1842 under the supervision of the architect Leo von Klenze. The memorial displays some 65 plaques and 130 busts covering 2,000 years of history, beginning with Arminius, victor at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in AD 9.
Thus the celebrities honoured are drawn from Greater Germany, a wider area than today's Germany, and even as far away as Britain in the case of several Anglo-Saxons who are honoured. The hall is a neo-classical building above the Danube River, in Donaustauf, east of Regensburg in Bavaria.
It was conceived in 1807 by Crown Prince Ludwig in order to support the gathering momentum for the unification of the many German states. Following his accession to the throne of Bavaria, construction took place between 1830 and 1842 under the supervision of the architect Leo von Klenze. The memorial displays some 65 plaques and 130 busts covering 2,000 years of history, beginning with Arminius, victor at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in AD 9.
Thus the celebrities honoured are drawn from Greater Germany, a wider area than today's Germany, and even as far away as Britain in the case of several Anglo-Saxons who are honoured. The hall is a neo-classical building above the Danube River, in Donaustauf, east of Regensburg in Bavaria.