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Miniatures Adventure => Medieval Adventures => Topic started by: warwell on April 13, 2021, 04:02:36 AM

Title: Medieval Axum and Nubia - Research Help Needed
Post by: warwell on April 13, 2021, 04:02:36 AM

Doing some research on medieval Axum and Nubia. Found a couple of good pictures online. They appear to be from Ospreys, but I cannot determine which books.

Can anyone identify the sources?

Here are links to the pictures:
5th century Axumite warrior - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/347269821246262923/ (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/347269821246262923/)
10th century Nubian infantryman - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/347269821246262923/ (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/347269821246262923/)

Title: Re: Medieval Axum and Nubia - Research Help Needed
Post by: Codsticker on April 13, 2021, 05:05:39 AM

I think you have accidently posted the same link twice as your two links are the same; that image is from Rome's Enemies (5): The Desert Frontier, Men-at-Arms series #243.

Is the second link supposed to be this fellow?
(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/61/35/99/61359904e03e221ea5e1c5ce66a28cb5.jpg)
If so, that image is from The Armies of Islam 7th-11th Centuries, men-at-Arms series #125.

Title: Re: Medieval Axum and Nubia - Research Help Needed
Post by: SJWi on April 13, 2021, 05:48:51 AM

As Codsticker has said both from Osprey MAA books. Whilst both have beautiful Angus McBride plates the text is a tad thin, as the subject matter being covered is very broad. That said I'm not aware of anything else readily available specifically on the army. I do have in my collection "The Medieval Kingdoms of Nubia" by Derek Welsby published by The British Museum Press but it is a book covering art, architecture as well as history.

Title: Re: Medieval Axum and Nubia - Research Help Needed
Post by: warwell on April 13, 2021, 11:40:22 AM

Thanks Codsticker, that's the other picture I meant to link to.
Codsticker and SJWi, thanks for the book names / recommendation