Nomads or Hungarians?

In the game a lot of mistakes.
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a) Errors in geometry. The helmet should look like one piece without the vertical bars. They were gilded (often).
b) It is 10-11th - another nation, another era. And why he has a mask?

c) The helmet should look like one piece without without segments. Incorrect turning hinge masks. It is foolish to run with lowered mask. Outside of combat, it is better to keep open or take off (but it is impossible to do in the game).

http://forum.kingdomcomerpg.com/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b3de4af79936d7165ebcdff7328c737e547e4de5.jpg

The problem is that I do not see a simple helmet. In the game there are more advanced and expensive helmets. I was curious to see all the variations of the “eastern” helmets in the game.

There is also the problem of the number of nomads who could / should wear armor.

This thread.
I like it.

Central/Eastern European history has never been my focus but it’s always nice to see some of it.

What is “nomads”?

Then who are they and why are they dressed and armed with that? The Hungarians, the Cumans came to Hungary 180-150 years ago, the warriors of the Golden Horde? Depending on whether who this fraction, we can talk about the details of clothes and weapons.
Андраш Палоци Хорват (Pálóczi Horváth András): Восточные народы в средневековой Венгрии. Печенеги, узы, половцы, ясы https://www.academia.edu/9840722/Андраш_Палоци_Хорват_Pálóczi_Horváth_András_Восточные_народы_в_средневековой_Венгрии.%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%83%D0%B7%D1%8B_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%86%D1%8B_%D1%8F%D1%81%D1%8B

http://forum.kingdomcomerpg.com/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b3de4af79936d7165ebcdff7328c737e547e4de5.jpg

Hungary may have not been the most progressive part of Europe, but metallurgy was at home there for quite some time already.

Yes, but here it is more about the traditions of warfare Hungary / Cumans / Tatars. The tactics of the nomads era of the Golden Horde did not require the mandatory presence of shields the majority of warrior.
Кулешов Ю.А. «Монгольская латная конница» – историческая реальность или научная спекуляция? // Золотоордынская цивилизация. Сборник статей. Выпуск 5. – Казань: Институт истории им. Ш.Марджани АН РТ, 2012. – С. 153-180. - http://millitarch.ru/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Кулешов-Латн.конница6.pdf
Metal shields are known in Central Asia, Iran and India - but not in Europe. Indo-Persian shields 18-19 century in the game for Eastern Europe 14-15 century, is too much.

Really?

You speak as if you have a information about shields of nomads in Eastern Europe 10-15 century. Do you have it? You have information about shield construction, shape, material?
I am looking for information from many sources, and fragments of shield from Syria show far as a wicker shields are old. This is an illustration of technology widely known in 16-18 centuries on an example shields-kalkans.

Interesting material about production and export of weapons in the Golden Horde.
Кулешов Ю. А. Производство и импорт оружия как пути
формирования золотоордынского комплекса вооружений // Золотоордынская цивилизация. Выпуск 3. Казань: Изд. «Фэн» АН РТ, 2010. С. 73-97.
http://millitarch.ru/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/kuleshov_1.pdf

I quite forgot. It is known that the Mamluks exported to the Golden Horde weapons and armor. And Syria has belonged to the Mamelukes in 13-15 century.
http://millitarch.ru/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/kuleshov_1.pdf + http://swordmaster.org/2012/11/06/dva-predmeta-mamlyukskogo-vooruzheniya-s-territorii-moldovy.html + http://gladius.revistas.csic.es/index.php/gladius/article/viewArticle/40

Look, I am not saying you are wrong, however the way you communicate makes it feel like you are some spammer/troll than someone who knows what you are talking about. It is hard to have any discussion when you are just throwing a ton of links and very little coherent thought.

Also, although Cyril and Method did do most of their work in the Czech lands, we never really got to use Cyrillic alphabet, not in the 9th century and certainly not in the 21st. So whatever you are writing in Cyrillic alphabet, I doubt anyone can read that.

One of the recurring themes of debate on this forum is people coming in and saying that some depictions of 15th century Bohemia are incorrect because people used different style of armor in 15th century England, because people used different fighting styles in 15th century Italy, because society was different in 15th century Spain, etc. etc.

You have, among other, pointed out to the fact that Golden Horde era nomads did not use shields, that nomadic people were not good in metallurgy, and that in the Cidatel of Damascus a different style of armor may be found. Which may all be very well true, but has no weight as regards Cuman warriors that were for some 150 years settled and living within Hungary and who came in 1403 to ravage the Czech Crown lands as a part of Hungarian Habsburg Army. You need to bring in sources dealing especially with early 15th century Hungarian/Cuman army in order to disprove the way KCD portrays them.

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Other language can really be a problem. But this theme poorly studied in the english articles. Links to the forum (http://www.kitabhona.org.ua/) - is the fastest way to indicate to the base of material. I write in Cyrillic but translated forum of Internet resources of the 21st century without problems. Links to articles help to those who wants to study the topic himself. I know a lot of them, they were going for a long time and I still have a lot of material for discussion of this topic. Several articles of my links has the form Internet pages - use Google Translator for Firefoh and no problems in the translation.
To translate easy to use Google translator or plug-ins:
https://translate.google.com.ua
https://addons.mozilla.org/UK/firefox/addon/google-translator-for-firefox/?src=userprofile
The Google documents have the ability to recognize the scanned text.
“Eastern faction” in the game is a big problem. The big problem - a large volume of material for discussion.

You have, among other, pointed out to the fact that Golden Horde era nomads did not use shields,

I wrote

The tactics of the nomads era of the Golden Horde did not require the mandatory presence of shields the majority of warrior.
and
Shields was used the warriors from the North Caucasus in the Golden Horde era.

Keyword “not require the mandatory presence” and “majority of warrior”. Light horsemen archers (such as in the army were in the majority) shield (close combat active attribute) is often not needed. As expensive armor. Archaeological excavations point to the small spread of shields in the Golden Horde. Exception - the North Caucasus. Shields are allowed the soldiers with a full set of weapons and armor, but light archers (which most), it is not mandatory.
On Syria, I repeat - example braided shield design. Live, really existing example of a shield.

You need to bring in sources dealing especially with early 15th century Hungarian/Cuman army in order to disprove the way KCD portrays them.

It is possible, but then they would lose many of armor and weapons. :slight_smile:

About archaeological finds belonging to Cumans in Hungary my knowledge not so much. There are several burial of the 13th century, individual items of weapons and armor. Some more information can be extracted from graphic sources. Begin better with them.

DRAGOŞ GH. NĂSTĂSOIU , Nouvelles représentations de la Légende de Saint Ladislasà Crăciunel et Chilieni - http://www.istoria-artei.ro/resources/files/RRHA_%202008.pdf

http://www.modvsvivendi.org/forum_1/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=935

14th
„Codeх Manesse”, Zurich, 1305-1330
http://www.manesse.de/manesse/img/073.jpg

The Cumanian abducting a girl from the wall-painting of the St Ladislaus legend (Kakaslomnic/Vel’ká Lomnica, Slovakia)
St Ladislaus is fighting with the Cumanian. A wall-painting of a Roman Catholic church from Kakaslomnic (Vel’ká Lomnica, Slovakia), 1300-1310
http://tarvos.imareal.oeaw.ac.at/server/images/7012819.JPG
http://tarvos.imareal.oeaw.ac.at/server/images/7012820.JPG
http://tarvos.imareal.oeaw.ac.at/server/images/7012821.JPG
http://tarvos.imareal.oeaw.ac.at/server/images/7012822.JPG

Cuman warrior shooting his arrow backwards in the representation of the St Ladislaus legend in Szepesmindszent (Bijacovce, Slovakia), 14th.

The middle and finishing scenes of the St Ladislaus legend. Gelence (Ghelinюa, Rumania), 1330.

Homoródkarácsonyfalva / Craeciunel / Krötschendorf, Rumniya, 14th:
http://www.ezerdely.hu/pics/kepek/bg/ezerdely_udvarhelyszek_regio_homorodkaranyonyfalva_homorodkaranyonyfalva_unitarius_temploma_983261_197858_DSC_0066u.jpg

Maksa, Rumniya, 14th:

Prince Ladislaus’s fight with the Cumanian, who abducted a girl
Képes Krónika (Chronicon Pictum), 1342.

Hungarian king Ladislaus IV and his murderers. From a codex written in 1358
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Chronicon_Pictum_P129_IV.L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3%C3%A9s_gyilkosai.JPG/397px-Chronicon_Pictum_P129_IV.L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3%C3%A9s_gyilkosai.JPG

King St Ladislaus’s story with the Cumanian, Magyar Anjou Legendбrium, ок. oк. 1330.

Ladislaus IV (the Cumanian), Képes Krónika (Chronicon Pictum), 1342.


Illuminated Chronicle; Chronicon Pictum; Képes Krónika


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Bántornya (Turnisce), Slovenia, 1383.:

Dârjiu, Rumniya, 14th:

Türje, Hungary, 14th
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/hu/b/bd/TÜRJE_5306_KT090620.jpg

Hungary,



http://www.kunszentmartontortenete.hu/kepek_hun/kun_harcos.jpg

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http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pd/a/albrecht_dürer,landscape.aspx
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albrecht_Dürer
-Landscape_with_the_Cannon%28NGA_1950.17.21%29.jpg
Albrecht Dürer, Landscape with a Cannon, an etching
Germany, signed and dated AD 1518

I know that this image is 100 years younger than the events of the game. But it is interesting to look at Cuman (?) As a part of the Hungarian embassy. Researchers believe that his clothes is very archaic. So, this picture can be useful.

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From The myth of arrow quivers on the back
http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/cpg90/0155
Cod. Pal. germ. 90 Vitaspatrum, deutsch — Süddeutschland, 1477

Miniature by 74 years younger than the game. Also shown here is probably the Tatars. However, it is important to note the identity of a hat, hair and lack of armor. :smile:

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nothing you provided goes against the depiction in the game. i am interested what is the initial point of your complaint? maybe i’m reading it wrong, but you initially said the faceplate wasn’t historically accurate, then you posted a lot of faceplates and said this is what they looked like, and they looked exactly like how it’s depicted in the game.

please post a list of your grievances without a bunch of pictures or links in a list format, i mean you’re all over the place, etchings from 1500s, illustrations from 1300s, etc.

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First, I will post known material: miniatures and objects of archeology. Then we can go to the comments already existing models. However, a series of mistakes I have already indicated above. Now I try to make a detailed overview of mistakes.

Tomb near church in Ksengele (Hungary). Cumans 13.
http://opusztaszer.hu/rotunda/kiallitasok/100-a_csengelei_kunok_ura_es_nepe



Armor - chain mail.
Reconstruction of a warrior.
https://www.antikvarium.hu/foto/a-csengelei-kunok-ura-es-nepe-934584-nagy.jpg

The complex from the Hungarian National Museum - 13th century.
https://picasaweb.google.com/107612122233386274334/XIVXV



Armor - chain mail possibly Shoulderplates. Expensive European belt. The weapon - a sword and a bow and arrows.

Reconstruction of helmets.

The end of 13 - beginning 14th century. Details are not known.
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http://i046.radikal.ru/0907/1d/47406f1af739.jpg
http://i039.radikal.ru/0907/bf/0143025b48bc.jpg
http://mek.oszk.hu/09100/09175/html/images/139.jpg

http://mek.oszk.hu/09100/09175/html/8.html
Sabre 14th century, Hungary.

This is all what I know about arms Cumans in Hungary.

http://forum.kingdomcomerpg.com/uploads/default/optimized/2X/d/df749e8f5151ab08c6e07b86c8b99fbdba2a637d_1_452x500.jpg
a) Helmet.
Not found in Hungary, but known in the territory of influence of the Golden Horde. The dome of the helmet should look intact without external metallic strips. They were gilded (often). Expensive helmet.
How it should look like:
http://cs623222.vk.me/v623222812/3a686/LV-bY1sUhvc.jpg
Armor.
Mail-plate armor of the 15th century in Hungary is not known, but known in the territory of influence of the Golden Horde. See my post above. The plates are too big and very oddly placed.
Shield.
At the Hungarian Kumans no shields to pictures and not in graves. Discussion on the shields see above.
The figure shows the Indo-persian shields 18-19 century.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Indo-persian+shields&biw=1024&bih=597&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=XHyjVY-4EaiqywPNx7T4Dg&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ
weapons
The figure shows “Shamshir” - weapon 17-19 century. Perhaps the earliest iran’s examples date from the 16th century.
I’m not laid out materials on the swords, but can do it.
http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/shamshir/

b) Helmet.
Chernaya Mogila (Black Grave) type helmet - 10th. Not found in Hungary Half mask was not used here, chain mail should be attached to the half mask.
Armor.
The central circular plate superfluous.
Shield.
Same as above.

c) Helmet.
Not found in Hungary, but known in the territory of influence of the Golden Horde. The dome of the helmet should look intact without segments.
How it should look like:
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/8995/p1160386m.jpg
Why does he always closed? In peacetime, its position is:
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/4856/20882742983151706071853.jpg
Armor.
Better to leave only chain mail. Lamellar armor is very archaic for the period.
weapons
Same as above.

General comments.
A large number of soldiers in armor and helmets in the “Eastern bloc”. They should not be more than a quarter of the total. Meet in the woods two foot soldiers in expensive armor - it nonses. Swords are not correct for the “Eastern faction”. Their primary weapon - a bow and arrow. And they’re the cavalry.
About the clothes will tell later.

The Saint Ladislaus legend in All Saints’ Roman Catholic Church of Bijacovce (Szepesmindszent), Slovakia
The second half of the 14th or first quarter of the 15th century

The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Church of Rimavska Bana, Slovakia

The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Unitarian Church of Chilieni (Sepsikilyén), Romania
Late 14th century

Another problem armor “Eastern bloc” is archaic helmets from the territory of influence of the Golden Horde.
For example, helmets with half-mask widely used in the 13th and the first half of the 14th century.
Article in Russian about this subject. Inside the map finds helmets of this type. The text of articles stands out and can be easily translated using Google Translator.
Helmet from Gorodets https://www.academia.edu/11180487/Helmet_from_Gorodets_Шлем_из_Городца_Батыр.%D0%A2%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B8._4-5.2014.%D0%A1._52-81

This is not the only helmet in the game has its roots in the Golden Horde. And he also is dated 13 - the first half of the 14th century.
Article in Russian about this subject. Inside the map finds helmets of this type. The text of articles stands out and can be easily translated using Google Translator.
On one type of helmets from nomadic burials of the western Desht-i-Kipchak - https://www.academia.edu/5019693/Об_одном_типе_шлемов_из_кочевнических_погребений_с_территории_Западного_Дешт-и-Кыпчак_On_one_type_of_helmets_from_nomadic_burials_of_the_western_Desht-i-Kipchak_Вестник_ННГУ_им.%D0%9D.%D0%98.%D0%9B%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE._%D0%A2._3._6.2012.%D0%A1._62-70

Last helmet is interesting that on its basis in the 15-16 centuries, created new types of helmets.

As simple helmets can use the following type:

This type of undeservedly forgotten.

Chain mail in this period likely to a major protective armor. However, the game can also be used and its other types. For example chain mail outer coating of the cloth. This is a fairly common variant of protection.
For example, the Ottomans second half of the 15th century.

An example from Syria.

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About saber in English literature little of the material. Successful exception - article about saber 13-14 century. from National Museum of History, Sofia.
A Medieval Sabre and Knife from National Museum of History, Sofia https://www.academia.edu/9633335/A_Medieval_Sabre_and_Knife_from_National_Museum_of_History_Sofia

And the material of the early 15th century saber in the article:
Pisanello’s hat. The costume and weapons depicted in Pisanello’s medal for John VIII Palaeologus. A discussion of the saber and related weapons - http://gladius.revistas.csic.es/index.php/gladius/article/viewArticle/40

Another common type of weapons were mace. It can be seen on some of frescoes and miniatures above.


About a bow and arrow this time I do not say anything. Although they are the main type of weapon “Eastern bloc”, in the game they are bad implemented. :sob: And wait for changes for the better is not necessary.
http://forum.kingdomcomerpg.com/uploads/default/optimized/2X/4/47ba0796ff29ae7766354f21a4b9524e4da3550a_1_690x388.jpg

Would you please try to be more concise?

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@velizariy Warhorse has their own historical advisor’s so i can’t see the armor being as unrealistic as you claim it to be.

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