The power of wealth: Mercenaries in the Middle Ages
Contents:
Theme: The Power of wealth: Mercenaries in the Middle Ages
Historical introduction – Owen Rees, 'Introduction to the Theme'.
The Source – Murray Dahm, 'The Chronicles of Froissart'.
Theme – Sidney Dean, 'The German Landsknechte'.
Theme – Arnold Blumberg, 'The use of mercenaries by the English Crown, 1066 – 1250'.
Theme – Raffaele d'Amato, 'The Varangian Guard'.
Theme – Vassilis Pergalias, 'The Catalan Company'.
Features:
The Weapon – Ross Cowan, 'Distinctive Scottish Longswords of the 14th and 15th centuries'.
The Castle – Gareth Williams, 'The iron ring of Edward Long-Shanks: Castles of North Wales'.
The Battle – Andrei Pogacias, 'The Battle of Varna'.
Weapon Handling – John Clements, 'The absence of documentable evidence for Early Medieval fighting arts'.