Category Archives: Complements
The Spartan Hoplite equipment
The Spartan Hoplite was the ciudadano-soldado of the ancient Greece and was part of the heavy infantry. Its name comes from weapons and armor used. Given that this armament was heavy, included the shield type “aspis”, the boat, a short sword, the Greaves of bronze for the legs. Los hoplitas más acomodados tenían esclavos que se [...]
The Templars crosses
There are several types of crosses Templars. It is impossible to know exactly how many types of crosses used these Knights of God. It is believed that the Knights Templar used the Latin cross; also, This cross was regarded as the quintessential Templar sign, mainly here in Spain. The Latin cross corresponds to the design used in the churches [...]
Jewellery and medieval accessories
An elegant person is one who has good taste and distinction to dress and refinement in his way of expressing himself. Elegance is at the same time simplicity and sobriety. It is elegant at all times, up to be at home or to go to make the purchase. Elegance is not at odds with poverty, [...]
Helmet or armor mittens
The gauntlets were part of the armor that protected the hands , wrists and forearms; in medieval times there were many types of gauntlets, from the simplest of leather, to the steel or another type of metal and with joints. During the match, hands and wrists of warriors were particularly vulnerable, por lo [...]
Whips and medieval whips
Currently the whip is used as a tool to control the animals but the history became a well-known icon, especially in medieval times, When the whip fulfilled another function, the punishing slaves, torturar y en muchas ocasiones matar a los ladrones o a cualquier persona que actuaba [...]
Medieval layers: social distinction of an era
Beginning with the 11th century, clothing carried through the streets of the most important cities of the middle ages, begins to have a meaning, Apart from the use given. The nobility could not carry the same type of garment to the poor, until the colors and of course the fabrics had to be different, as a sign of his [...]
Arches and medieval archers
Using one of the most effective weapons of the middle ages, medieval archers were, for centuries, the body of the army capable of deciding the outcome of a battle. The so-called “rapid fire”It could ensure victory, even when the army was outnumbered and the arch is an effective weapon in the battle, It was still more in the sieges and the [...]
