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Miniatures Adventure => Medieval Adventures => Topic started by: Rogerc on 29 August 2017, 01:33:12 PM

Title: El Cid Muslim Cavalry and pictures of a border Castle
Post by: Rogerc on 29 August 2017, 01:33:12 PM

Just completed on of my first units of troops for my El Cid project for a long time. These are my only unit of Muslim heavy cavalry. I took the opportunity to share some pictures of a Christian Border Castle near Seville I went to a couple of weeks ago at the same time. Write up and picture son the blog.

https://gapagnw.blogspot.co.uk
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4401/36493691590_40d7f063da_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/XAPH69)IMG_20170819_135222 (https://flic.kr/p/XAPH69) by Roger Castle (https://www.flickr.com/photos/152172226@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4429/36890235895_a30f5edb4f_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/YcS6TV)IMG_20170829_105337 (https://flic.kr/p/YcS6TV) by Roger Castle (https://www.flickr.com/photos/152172226@N06/), on Flickr

Title: Re: El Cid Muslim Cavalry and pictures of a border Castle
Post by: Phil Portway on 29 August 2017, 02:30:16 PM

Nice painting & nice pictures, thanks for sharing

Title: Re: El Cid Muslim Cavalry and pictures of a border Castle
Post by: Larry R on 30 August 2017, 02:55:03 PM

Well done! Looking forward to the blog!

Title: Re: El Cid Muslim Cavalry and pictures of a border Castle
Post by: Rogerc on 30 August 2017, 10:57:57 PM

Thanks guys, Larry r the post is already on the blog link here https://gapagnw.blogspot.co.uk/

Title: Re: El Cid Muslim Cavalry and pictures of a border Castle
Post by: mweaver on 31 August 2017, 12:01:11 AM

That is a very handsome unit.  The castle looks really interesting - I would love to visit.

-Michael

Title: Re: El Cid Muslim Cavalry and pictures of a border Castle
Post by: jauntyharrison on 31 August 2017, 10:41:05 AM

Out of interest, I'm looking at that fellow next to last on the right. Do people generally feel that a little bit of lamellar got bought or manufactured in Al Andalus?

Title: Re: El Cid Muslim Cavalry and pictures of a border Castle
Post by: Rogerc on 31 August 2017, 03:18:53 PM

I decided that as they used so many Mercenaries mixing a very small ammount of lamellar or similar wouldnt be an issue. Horse archers as I understand it were the same. Not Native to Spain but mercenaries brought in in small numbers.

Title: Re: El Cid Muslim Cavalry and pictures of a border Castle
Post by: Codsticker on 31 August 2017, 04:11:40 PM

My understanding is that by sometime in the 12thC. Turkic military fashions (or, possibly, Persian fashions favoured by the Turks) started to appear in Spain such as the curved sword and possibly lammelar armour.

Title: Re: El Cid Muslim Cavalry and pictures of a border Castle
Post by: Larry R on 31 August 2017, 04:20:00 PM

Thanks Rogerc, great blog!

Title: Re: El Cid Muslim Cavalry and pictures of a border Castle
Post by: Rogerc on 01 September 2017, 05:04:00 PM

Thanks, just uploaded images of the Christian Army so far.

Title: Re: El Cid Muslim Cavalry and pictures of a border Castle
Post by: Yarkshire Gamer on 02 September 2017, 03:46:36 AM

Quality as always 👍

Title: Re: El Cid Muslim Cavalry and pictures of a border Castle
Post by: archiduque on 02 September 2017, 03:17:24 PM

Very nice work! ;)

Title: Re: El Cid Muslim Cavalry and pictures of a border Castle
Post by: Phil Portway on 03 September 2017, 06:48:29 PM

Roger, in your photo of the castle entrance, would a cavalry man fit through on his mount, or is that purely a pedestrian entrance?


 

Title: Re: El Cid Muslim Cavalry and pictures of a border Castle
Post by: Rogerc on 04 September 2017, 03:20:39 PM

Hi Phil, both entrances to the main ward are pedestrian only. The only gate big enough for a horse is on the outer ward a small walled D at the front of the castle.

Title: Re: El Cid Muslim Cavalry and pictures of a border Castle
Post by: 1ngram on 04 September 2017, 04:08:13 PM

There are some tremendous Moorish fortifications in Spain, especially in the south.  Malaga has two (count 'em) separate but linked castles that can be walked about.  Seville has some excellent pieces of city wall extant.  Cordova has both, the city walld and gates being most impressive.  And Granada, of course, has the Alhambra, though there are parts of the city wall down by the river as well.

(https://i.imgur.com/Akv6UqK.jpg)
One of the gates in the City Wall at Cordova

Title: Re: El Cid Muslim Cavalry and pictures of a border Castle
Post by: Phil Portway on 04 September 2017, 04:16:49 PM

Quote from: Rogerc on 04 September 2017, 03:20:39 PM

Hi Phil, both entrances to the main ward are pedestrian only. The only gate big enough for a horse is on the outer ward a small walled D at the front of the castle.

Thanks Roger. most helpful. Will take this into account when building the castles and citadels.

Title: Re: El Cid Muslim Cavalry and pictures of a border Castle
Post by: Phil Portway on 04 September 2017, 04:18:02 PM

And also thanks to 1ngram