Medieval Era
From Weapons and Armour to Kings and Queens and all things in-between!
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/routiers
31st Jul 2021 - With origins in the 13th Century (beginning in Germany), The “Routiers” were “Free Companies” of Soldiers who were forced to & …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/carter
31st Jul 2021 - A somewhat necessary Medieval Job Occupation, a Carter was often a self-employed Position. A Person with “means and ability” could build a …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/thatcher
31st Jul 2021 - A well known Profession in The Middle Ages, A Thatcher performed several important functions in a Shire, Village or Town. They were responsible for th …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/dtogo-sacramentary
31st Jul 2021 - Dating to the 9th Century AD, The ''Drogo'' Sacramentary'' is a Carolingian Religious Prayer and Ritual Book – considered the only complete kind …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/palimpsest
31st Jul 2021 - The process of Palimpsest was a common method of medium ''reclamation'' seen in the 6th Century AD. The term, from The Greek, means ''to scrape again' …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/byzantine-varangian-guard
31st Jul 2021 - An elite unit within the Byzantine Army, they existed from the 10th to 14th Centuries. They were primarily the personal bodyguard to the Byzantine Emp …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/knights-of-the-tau
31st Jul 2021 - The Order of St. James of Altopascio or The Hospitallers of St. James - simply called The Knights of The Tau, were one of the earliest experiments wit …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/arbalest
31st Jul 2021 - Another recognized weapon from The Middle Ages, The Arbalest was a member of the Crossbow Family. Seen in Europe around the 13th Century, it was consi …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/mesne-lord
31st Jul 2021 - In Medieval Feudalism, a Mesne Lord was a ''Man of Substance'' (not always a Titled Lord in the strictest sense), who had a number of Vassals under hi …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/order-of-knights-of-montesa
31st Jul 2021 - The Order of The Knight of Montesa or Orden de Montesa, was a regional Military Order - founded by King Alfonso I of Aragon in 1128. Styled after the …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/order-of-the-knights-of-st-lazarus
31st Jul 2021 - The Ordo Militaris et Hospitalis Sancti Lazari or The Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus, was formed by Papal Authority in 1098. They were …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/mameluk
31st Jul 2021 - These elite soldiers were similar to The Janissary, in that they too were "slave soldiers". Taken while very young from the regions of Greece, Albania …
