druzhina
09-29-2013, 10:18
You would expect to see a slinger in 'David & Goliath' but there are many illustrations of medieval slingers such as:
Anglo-Saxon slinger in 'God's Covenant with Abram' from Ælfric's Hexateuch, 2nd quarter of the 11th century (http://warfare.gq/6C-11C/Hexateuch-Cotton_Claudius_B_IV-26v.htm)
Spanish staff-slingers in 'Fighting around Bethulia' from the Roda Bible, c.1050-1100AD (http://warfare.gq/6C-11C/Roda-3-134r-large.htm)
Spanish staff-slingers in 'Army of Antiochus V' from the Roda Bible, c.1050-1100AD (http://warfare.gq/6C-11C/Roda-3-134r-large.htm)
French slinger in 'David and Goliath' from the Bible of Saint Stephen Harding, 1109-1111AD (http://warfare.gq/12/Bible_of_Stephen_Harding-12C-Goliath.htm)
'David and Goliath' from the Melisende Psalter, Jerusalem, 1131-1143AD (http://warfare.gq/12/Melisende_Psalter-Upper_Cover-David_and_Goliath-large.htm)
Spanish slinger in 'David and Goliath' from the Biblia Segunde de San Isidoro de Leon, 1162AD (http://warfare.gq/12/Biblia_Segunde_de_San_Isidoro_de_Leon-David_Goliath-detail.htm)
English slinger in the 'Life of David' from the Winchester Bible, c.1160–1180AD (http://warfare.gq/12/Winchester_Bible-12thC-David.htm)
Spanish slinger in the Rylands Beatus, Commentary on the Apocalypse by Beatus of Liébana, c.1175 (http://warfare.gq/12/Beatus-Rylands-Latin_Ms8-206v.htm)
From Liber ad honorem Augusti by Pietro da Eboli, c.1197
..Sicilian staff-slinger in 'Fighting at Salerno' (http://warfare.gq/12/Liber_ad_honorem_Augusti-f111r-large.htm)
..Sicilian slinger in 'The people of Salerno attack the palace' (http://warfare.gq/12/Liber_ad_honorem_Augusti-f116r-large.htm)
..Sicilian slinger in 'Assault by the Salerni on the Terracina Palace' (http://warfare.gq/12/Liber_ad_honorem_Augusti-f117r-large.htm)
..Sicilian slinger in 'Salerno attacked by the imperial troops' (http://warfare.gq/12/Liber_ad_honorem_Augusti-f132r-large.htm)
http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=10910&d=1380445522
Staff-slingers in the 'Siege of Damietta' from the Chronica Majora by Matthew Paris, 1240–53AD (http://warfare.gq/13/Chronica_Majora-Siege_of_Damietta-large.htm)
French slinger in 'David and Goliath' from the Morgan or Maciejowski Bible, mid 13th Century (http://warfare.gq/13/Morgan-Maciejowski-Bible-28v-upper.htm)
French slinger in 'Uriah is Slain' from the Morgan or Maciejowski Bible, mid 13th Century (http://warfare.gq/13/Morgan-Maciejowski-Bible-42r-lower.htm)
The Islamic Defenders of Ciutat de Mallorca, including a staff-slinger, 1285-1290 (http://warfare.gq/13/Conquesta_de_Mallorca-1285-1290-far_left-Detail_of_top_right.htm)
Spanish slinger at Battle of Najera 'Chroniques' by Jean Froissart,Bruges, Belgium, c.1470-1475AD (http://warfare.gq/15/Froissart-Fr-2643-f312v.htm)
As David is traditionally shieldless, this probably skews down the proportion of slingers depicted with shields.
Ian Heath based his slingers in Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300 on some of the illuminations above. (http://warfare.gq/WRG/Feudal-39-40-Slingers.htm)
MIRROR SITE
Slingers in Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300 by Ian Heath (http://warfare.cf/WRG/Feudal-39-40-Slingers.htm)
Druzhina
Illustrations of Costume and Soldiers (http://warfare.gq/index.htm)
Anglo-Saxon slinger in 'God's Covenant with Abram' from Ælfric's Hexateuch, 2nd quarter of the 11th century (http://warfare.gq/6C-11C/Hexateuch-Cotton_Claudius_B_IV-26v.htm)
Spanish staff-slingers in 'Fighting around Bethulia' from the Roda Bible, c.1050-1100AD (http://warfare.gq/6C-11C/Roda-3-134r-large.htm)
Spanish staff-slingers in 'Army of Antiochus V' from the Roda Bible, c.1050-1100AD (http://warfare.gq/6C-11C/Roda-3-134r-large.htm)
French slinger in 'David and Goliath' from the Bible of Saint Stephen Harding, 1109-1111AD (http://warfare.gq/12/Bible_of_Stephen_Harding-12C-Goliath.htm)
'David and Goliath' from the Melisende Psalter, Jerusalem, 1131-1143AD (http://warfare.gq/12/Melisende_Psalter-Upper_Cover-David_and_Goliath-large.htm)
Spanish slinger in 'David and Goliath' from the Biblia Segunde de San Isidoro de Leon, 1162AD (http://warfare.gq/12/Biblia_Segunde_de_San_Isidoro_de_Leon-David_Goliath-detail.htm)
English slinger in the 'Life of David' from the Winchester Bible, c.1160–1180AD (http://warfare.gq/12/Winchester_Bible-12thC-David.htm)
Spanish slinger in the Rylands Beatus, Commentary on the Apocalypse by Beatus of Liébana, c.1175 (http://warfare.gq/12/Beatus-Rylands-Latin_Ms8-206v.htm)
From Liber ad honorem Augusti by Pietro da Eboli, c.1197
..Sicilian staff-slinger in 'Fighting at Salerno' (http://warfare.gq/12/Liber_ad_honorem_Augusti-f111r-large.htm)
..Sicilian slinger in 'The people of Salerno attack the palace' (http://warfare.gq/12/Liber_ad_honorem_Augusti-f116r-large.htm)
..Sicilian slinger in 'Assault by the Salerni on the Terracina Palace' (http://warfare.gq/12/Liber_ad_honorem_Augusti-f117r-large.htm)
..Sicilian slinger in 'Salerno attacked by the imperial troops' (http://warfare.gq/12/Liber_ad_honorem_Augusti-f132r-large.htm)
http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=10910&d=1380445522
Staff-slingers in the 'Siege of Damietta' from the Chronica Majora by Matthew Paris, 1240–53AD (http://warfare.gq/13/Chronica_Majora-Siege_of_Damietta-large.htm)
French slinger in 'David and Goliath' from the Morgan or Maciejowski Bible, mid 13th Century (http://warfare.gq/13/Morgan-Maciejowski-Bible-28v-upper.htm)
French slinger in 'Uriah is Slain' from the Morgan or Maciejowski Bible, mid 13th Century (http://warfare.gq/13/Morgan-Maciejowski-Bible-42r-lower.htm)
The Islamic Defenders of Ciutat de Mallorca, including a staff-slinger, 1285-1290 (http://warfare.gq/13/Conquesta_de_Mallorca-1285-1290-far_left-Detail_of_top_right.htm)
Spanish slinger at Battle of Najera 'Chroniques' by Jean Froissart,Bruges, Belgium, c.1470-1475AD (http://warfare.gq/15/Froissart-Fr-2643-f312v.htm)
As David is traditionally shieldless, this probably skews down the proportion of slingers depicted with shields.
Ian Heath based his slingers in Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300 on some of the illuminations above. (http://warfare.gq/WRG/Feudal-39-40-Slingers.htm)
MIRROR SITE
Slingers in Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300 by Ian Heath (http://warfare.cf/WRG/Feudal-39-40-Slingers.htm)
Druzhina
Illustrations of Costume and Soldiers (http://warfare.gq/index.htm)