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    Question Re: Does anybody know this fresco?

    Danke Herr Cunctator,

    Just curious, but don't the arms and armor of the knight look a bit out of place for the 5th century? They appear to be Norman or Frankish in appearance. The long pointed footwear is a bit medieval as well. I can't quite make out the face of the knight to tell if the helmet has a nasal guard or not, but I think both types were in use in the early middle ages. I have seen some plates of early Germanic soldiers with this type of equipment, so it could be a representation of the late Roman period heavy cavalry. Too bad that the mural wasn't more completed.
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