▲ 32 ▼ 15th century Ottoman Turk troops (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/historyillustrations@lemmy.world 3 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) Why does the guy on the left have a full condom tied to his spear? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PugJesus@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) You got me curious, so I managed to find the source text: Ottoman-Balkan Yaya, early 15th century. Many Ottoman infantrymen were of Christian origin and this seems to have been reflected in their equipment. This man wears an Italian-style reinforced 'jacket' over eastern dress. His feathered javelin with its bag of incendiary material was used against siege-engines, ships, wooden defences or simply to terrify the foe. Turkish Sipahi, c.1400. Feudal cavalry were the backbone of medieval Ottoman armies. This man wears a 'turban' helmet and wields the mace favoured by many Muslim warriors. The opening of his highly decorated mail-and-plate armour is protected by an additional chest-covering medallion, and his horse's lamellar bard has a cloth covering. Ottoman infantry, early 15th century. This man is clearly one of the Sultan's élite. He wears full infantry armour of mail-and-splints, probably designed for siege-warfare. Even his engraved iron shield could resist primitive firearms. His sword is slung from his shoulder, a style only used by foot soldiers. https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/osprey-blog/2015/the-armies-of-the-ottoman-empire-an-illustrated-history/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I still want to believe in the condom! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) You got me curious, so I managed to find the source text: Ottoman-Balkan Yaya, early 15th century. Many Ottoman infantrymen were of Christian origin and this seems to have been reflected in their equipment. This man wears an Italian-style reinforced 'jacket' over eastern dress. His feathered javelin with its bag of incendiary material was used against siege-engines, ships, wooden defences or simply to terrify the foe. Turkish Sipahi, c.1400. Feudal cavalry were the backbone of medieval Ottoman armies. This man wears a 'turban' helmet and wields the mace favoured by many Muslim warriors. The opening of his highly decorated mail-and-plate armour is protected by an additional chest-covering medallion, and his horse's lamellar bard has a cloth covering. Ottoman infantry, early 15th century. This man is clearly one of the Sultan's élite. He wears full infantry armour of mail-and-splints, probably designed for siege-warfare. Even his engraved iron shield could resist primitive firearms. His sword is slung from his shoulder, a style only used by foot soldiers. https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/osprey-blog/2015/the-armies-of-the-ottoman-empire-an-illustrated-history/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I still want to believe in the condom! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I still want to believe in the condom! permalink fedilink source parent
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