Medieval Era
From Weapons and Armour to Kings and Queens and all things in-between!
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/crossbow
31st Jul 2021 - Believed to have been developed in 5th Century China, the variants of the Crossbow have been found (bronze components), as far back as the 2nd Century …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/codex-sinaiticus
31st Jul 2021 - The Medieval manuscript known as The Codex Sinaiticus is one of the only surviving Western Christian Bibles, written in Ancient Greek. It dates from t …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/joshua-roll
31st Jul 2021 - Dating to the 10th Century AD, and ''labeled'' as part of The Macedonian Renaissance – The ''Joshua Roll'' is an Ancient manuscript which was cr …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/battering-ram
31st Jul 2021 - A weapon that traces it's origins to well before Medieval times. In it's plain form, the Ram was nothing more than a large wooden log (tree) - carried …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/chludov-psalter
31st Jul 2021 - The ''Chludov Psalter'' if a 9th Century AD illuminated manuscript which portrays on one of three surviving early Byzantine examples of Iconoclasm Art …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/villein
31st Jul 2021 - The Medieval term ''Villein'' was linked to that of Serf, or ''one who was a worker of land''. This land was administered by a Nobleman (or related). …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/mathilde-cross
31st Jul 2021 - Created in the 11th Century AD, possibly in Essen, Germany – The Cross of Mathilde is a Religious Processional Cross. Processional Crosses were …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/vogt-title
31st Jul 2021 - Derived possibly from Frankish influences, The Title of ''Vogt'' was a Germanic issuance from around the 7th Century AD. It was bestowed upon certain …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/order-of-the-knights-of-calatrava
31st Jul 2021 - The Order of The Knights of Calatrava (aka Orden de Calatrava) were a militarized Order of The Cistercian Religious Rule. Created by Raymond of Fitero …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/vienna-genesis
31st Jul 2021 - The ''Vienna Genesis'' is a Syrian illuminated manuscript date from the 6th Century AD. It is considered by many to be the oldest surviving Biblical C …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/danelaw
31st Jul 2021 - A series of some of the earliest Codified Laws and Regulations established by Viking expansion from The Coasts of England, inward. It began to take ho …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/le-jeu-de-la-hache
31st Jul 2021 - The ''Le Jeu de la Hache'' or ''Play of The Axe'', is a 1400 AD Manual of Arms from France. It is an illustrated manuscript which detailed the proper …
