A girl with a teddy bear at a runestone in Söderby, Botkyrka. The inscription reads, “Sibbe and Tjarve had the stone raised in memory of Torkel, their father.” 1930.
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A German knight, portrayed in 15th-century armor, holds a flag bearing the lozengy pattern characteristic of Bavaria.
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1) Greek priest.
2) Greek village young women going to sell bougatses (fugatses).
3) Greek priest "staring at a Latin/Frangos look".
Ca. 1573
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2) Greek village young women going to sell bougatses (fugatses).
3) Greek priest "staring at a Latin/Frangos look".
Ca. 1573
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Piper Kenneth Mackay of the 79th Cameron Highlanders at Waterloo.
— William Lockhart Bogle (1893)
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— William Lockhart Bogle (1893)
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"I begin with great dread at the destruction of our race — a race which was the fairest upon the earth, shining with wisdom, flourishing in prudence, blooming with good laws and good order, and adorned with every excellence. Who does not admit that the Greeks were the best of all mankind?"
- Patriarch Gennadios II Scholarios, c. 1400 – c. 1472
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- Patriarch Gennadios II Scholarios, c. 1400 – c. 1472
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Armor Garniture of George Clifford (1558–1605), Third Earl of Cumberland", Made under the direction of Jacob Halder (British, master armorer at the royal workshops at Greenwich, documented in England 1558–1608), 1586.
George Clifford (1558–1605), a favorite of Elizabeth I, was appointed Queen’s Champion in 1590 and made a Knight of the Garter in 1592. His armor features the Tudor rose, the fleur-de-lis, and Elizabeth’s cipher.
The Cumberland armor is part of a Greenwich-made garniture for field and tournament use, crafted under Jacob Halder. It includes the main armor, reinforcing pieces for jousting, and horse armor.
It is the best-preserved example of a Greenwich armor garniture.
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George Clifford (1558–1605), a favorite of Elizabeth I, was appointed Queen’s Champion in 1590 and made a Knight of the Garter in 1592. His armor features the Tudor rose, the fleur-de-lis, and Elizabeth’s cipher.
The Cumberland armor is part of a Greenwich-made garniture for field and tournament use, crafted under Jacob Halder. It includes the main armor, reinforcing pieces for jousting, and horse armor.
It is the best-preserved example of a Greenwich armor garniture.
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Assistants (**Archaeologists) at the Swedish History Museum, sitting on the 12th-century bench from Kungsåra Church. Stockholm, 1908. (colorized).
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“The Development of Croatian Culture” (1912–1913) by the Croatian painter Vlaho Bukovac. From left to right, among others, are depicted: Marko Marulić, Julije Klović, Petar Zrinski, Marin Getaldić, Ivan Gundulić, Ruđer Bošković, Maksimilijan Vrhovac, Ljudevit Gaj, and Josip Juraj Strossmayer.
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An exceptional Grotesque Burgonet, gilded and embossed in the style of a griffon. Fashioned in renaissance Milan ca. 1540 - 1545. Housed at the Musée de l'Armée, Paris.
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Forwarded from ⌘ Germanic/Nordic Fernside ⌘
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Woden is the highest and most ancient of the Eese. He rules all things, and mighty though the other gods are, yet they all submit to him like children to their father.(Gylf. 20)
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Tournament or Cavalry Shield (Targe), early 15th century.
The notch at the upper left served to support the lance of a charging knight. The coat of arms is thought to belong to either the von Meissau or the Eglauer family, both of Austria. On the banderoles is the defiant motto IO HARR · LAS UBER GAN (possibly, "Just wait. You'll be beaten"). Part of the motto, IO HARR, is repeated around the border. The shield comes from Reifenstein castle, in the Austrian Tirol. The castle was owned by the religious, military order known as the Teutonic Knights.
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The notch at the upper left served to support the lance of a charging knight. The coat of arms is thought to belong to either the von Meissau or the Eglauer family, both of Austria. On the banderoles is the defiant motto IO HARR · LAS UBER GAN (possibly, "Just wait. You'll be beaten"). Part of the motto, IO HARR, is repeated around the border. The shield comes from Reifenstein castle, in the Austrian Tirol. The castle was owned by the religious, military order known as the Teutonic Knights.
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"The Hussars deserve special attention as much for their incomparable bravery as for their personal dignity."
- Sebastian Cefali, Italian secretary to powerful Polish magnate Jerzy Lubomirski (1665)
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- Sebastian Cefali, Italian secretary to powerful Polish magnate Jerzy Lubomirski (1665)
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