14th-15th century Roumanians Soldiers

[druzhina345]

The Battle of Posada, Basarab I of Wallachia against the Hungarians, in 1330 on page 146 of the Képes Krónika, 1360 also appears in another version earlier on page 143 of the Képes Krónika.
75. Roumanian foot-soldier, 14th Century, from Armies of the Middle Ages, Volume 2 by Ian Heath is based on the Battle of Posada in the Képes Krónika as is 129. Vlach infantryman, from Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300 by Ian Heath, based on the Battle of Posada against Basarab I of Wallachia in the Képes Krónika



77. Roumanian Cavalryman, 14th Century, from Armies of the Middle Ages, Volume 2 by Ian Heath, based on a Wallachian envoy, delivering a message from Voivode Basarab to Hungarian King Charles Robert prior to the Battle of Posada in the the Képes Krónika. This appears between the 2 versions of the illustration of the Battle of Posada.


Does anyone know of the sources for other Roumanian figures by Ian Heath:
76. Roumanian Foot-Soldier, 15th Century;
78. Roumanian Cavalryman, 15th Century;
79. Roumanian Heavy Cavalryman, 15th Century;
or useful contemporary illustrations of 14th-15th century Roumanians soldiers?


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Battle of Posada, Basarab I of Wallachia against the Hungarians, in 1330 on page 146 of the Képes Krónika, 1360


Druzhina345
14th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

[Kjertesvein]

Nice. In the 'ROUMANIAN HEAVY CAVALRYMAN, 15th CENTURY', the text mentions 15th century half armour. It's my understanding that such a term refer to 16th century armour... hmm.

EDIT: For any modders out there looking for resources, I would look into some papers which may be relevant to the equipment these people had available:

The Medieval Urban Economy of Wallachia by LaurenŃiu Radvan goes into the trade in the area, which gives valuable information about the equipment which was available.

Weapons and Military Equipment Found in the German Settlement Areafrom Southern Transylvania (the 12th – 13th Centuries). by Maria Emilia Crîngaci, goes into the German settlements and the equipments that was discovered for the early period of the 12th and 13th century. The later period equipment has unfortunately never been published, at least to my knowledge. Transylvanian Identities in the Middle Ages by Cosmin Popa-Gorjanu is also relevant, because it talks about the germans relationship to the other groups in the area, as well as their Hungarian overlords.

~Wille