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Avars and Slavs

Epic Armoury’s Raider Armour is a worn and rugged piece of armour protecting the front and back of the torso and abdomen

which consists of different leather pieces connected to one another with small square sections

Spearheads like this were used all over Early Medieval Europe

Shields like these were probably introduced by the Normans and

landsknecht shirt friedrich black Size:XL Avars and SlavsLandsknechts were the famous German mercenary soldiers of the late 15th and 16th centuries: infantrymen who, following the Swiss example (the Reislaufer), fought with long pikes and arquebuses, initially in the service of the Habsburg emperors. They played a decisive role in battles such as the Battle of Pavia (1525) and the Siege of Vienna (1529), and became infamous for their exuberant clothing style: bright color combinations, ostentatious cuts and