Negro Soldiers in Mediterranean Armies, 12th-13th centuries

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Negro Soldiers in Mediterranean Armies, 12th-13th centuries

Ian Heath based his Negro Soldiers, 12th-13th centuries on:
the Mosaic from the church of S. Maria Maggiore, Vercelli
Negro Swordsmen in the Capitals of Monreale Cathedral, Palermo, Sicily, 1174 to 1182 AD
Cantiga 46 - A Moor made war on Christians and won a great booty
Cantiga 63 - Muslim soldiers under Almanzor (al-Mansur) attack San Esteban de Gormaz, in 989 CE
Cantiga 99 - The Moors realised that God was punishing them for desecrating the church

There is also A Negro soldier in a painted window in the monastery church of St Denis in Paris
A drawing of a Sudanese spearman by Ian Heath based on this window
A drawing of a Sudanese archer by Ian Heath
Negroid warriors with mace in the capitals in the Cloister of Monreale Cathedral near Palermo in Sicily
Two infantry fighting with maces and shields on the bronze doors of Trani Cathedral


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Negro Soldiers, 12th-13th centuries, by Ian Heath
Mosaic from the church of S. Maria Maggiore, Vercelli
Negro Swordsmen in the capitals of Monreale Cathedral, Palermo, Sicily, 1174 to 1182 AD
Negroid warriors with mace in the capitals in the Cloister of Monreale Cathedral near Palermo in Sicily
A Negro soldier in a painted window in the monastery church of St Denis in Paris
A drawing of a Sudanese spearman by Ian Heath based on this window
A drawing of a Sudanese archer by Ian Heath
Negroid warriors with mace in the capitals in the Cloister of Monreale Cathedral near Palermo in Sicily
Two infantry fighting with maces and shields on the bronze doors of Trani Cathedral

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Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Good sites D!

[Techno]

Nice !
Cheers - Phil.