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druzhina
09-10-2015, 15:14
German soldiers in the Admont (or Gebhard) Bible, Salzburg, 12th century (Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Wien. Cod. ser. nov. 2701) (http://warfare.gq/12/Admont_Bible.htm)
Joshua is given a banner / Taking of Jericho (http://warfare.gq/12/Admont_Bible-f84r.htm)
Defeat of the Midianites by Gideon (http://warfare.gq/12/Admont_Bible-f94v.htm)
German peasants with sickles, in Boaz and Ruth (http://warfare.gq/12/Admont_Bible-f105v.htm)
Battle of Mount Gilboa / King Saul falls on his sword (http://warfare.gq/12/Admont_Bible-f124r.htm)
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=20374&d=1514449216

There doesn't seem to be much support for the idea that the Admont Bible portrays Hungarians.

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German soldiers in the Admont (or Gebhard) Bible, Salzburg, 12th century (Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Wien. Cod. ser. nov. 2701) (http://warfare.cf/12/Admont_Bible.htm)

Druzhina
12th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://warfare.gq/12C.htm)