Depictions of the Byzantine folk hero Diogenes Akritas, 12th century

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Depictions of the Byzantine folk hero Diogenes Akritas, 12th century
You may have seen a drawing of Diogenes Akritas on a Byzantine plate, supposedly the only illustration of shoulder tufts mentioned in Leo VI's Tactica.  Here is a colour photo of the actual plate:
Digenis (Diogenes) Akritas fights the dragon

And other depictions of Diogenes Akritas:
Digenis Akritas slays the dragon with five arrows
Digenis Akritas saves a princess abandoned in the desert

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Digenis (Diogenes) Akritas fights the dragon
Digenis Akritas slays the dragon with five arrows
Digenis Akritas saves a princess abandoned in the desert

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12th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Busy man that Diogenes!
Great finds D!