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I think that a mix of Bretons (mounted) and, maybe, Carolingians, with the odd armoured figure in Arab garb, would do the trick for "knights". Irish slingers/javelinmen could represent warriors on foot.
Visigoths were hated ruling conquerors, so probably not a copied style.
It's pretty easy to figure that the early Christian kingdoms in Spain weren't rich, especially after the ruling class of Visigoths largely packed up and moved to Carthage. That would have been a big wealth drain.
Hmm, Visigoths were hated ruling conquerors, so probably not a copied style. Perhaps either Baueda's Carolingian or Swabian (etc.) Caballari for the Knight General stand then.
Humm... I think you are mixing up the conquest of Carthage by the Vandals in the 5th Century. The Gothic elite in 8th Century -in the era of the Arab Conquest- either was co-opted by the Arabs and became Muslims themselves or went north, to Asturias, Cantabria, Galicia and Basque Country, and created small lordships that were, more or less, independent from the Emirate of Cordoba. However, it is a bit more complicated, as sometimes they recognized the overlordship of the Emirs and co-operated with them against other kingdoms. It's a fascinating period, indeed!