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Scandinavian Baltic Crusades 1100-1500, The

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - Middle Ages (500 - 1500 A.D.)

MSRP old price: $20.00


Product Info

Title
Scandinavian Baltic Crusades 1100-1500, The
Publisher
Category
Author
David Lindholm, David Nicolle
Publish Year
2007
Pages
48
Dimensions
8.5x11x.25"
NKG Part #
2147398510
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA436
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA436

Description

This book describes and illustrates the armor, weapons, fortifications and ships of one of the least-known phases of the Medieval Crusades - the expeditions by Scandinavian Catholics against the pagan peoples to the east of the Baltic Sea, and their subsequent clashes with the Eastern Orthodox Russian princes of Novgorod and Muscovy. From isolated castles built in this bleak wilderness of forests, lakes and bogs, the small garrisons struggled equally against the enemy and the harsh terrain and climate. The text is illustrated with photographs of rare museum relics and of castles, and spirited color plates by Angus McBride.