Medieval Warfare Vol VIII.3 – The Battle of Vlaardingen

Medieval Warfare VIII.3 with the Battle of Vlaardingen

In the year 1018 a band of Frisian ‚pirates‘ face-off against the powerful Ottonian Empire. What happens will shock both sides.

Theme: The Battle of Vlaardingen

– David Bachrach, ‚Origins of the German Empire – The rise of the Ottonians‘.
– David Bachrach, ‚“Who could doubt that such a powerful army would prevail?“ – The Battle of Vlaardingen‘.
– Sidney Dean, ‚No rabble at Vlaardingen – The Frisian militia system‘.
– Peter Konieczny, ‚Further reading – Books and articles on the Ottonian Empire‘.

Features:

– Steven Muhlberger, ‚A personal golden age of chivalry – The good duke‘.
– Jonathan Good, ‚A heavenly assist on the battlefield – The warrior saints‘.
– Randall Moffett, ‚With helmet, shield, and spear – The millennium warrior‘.
– Kay Smith and Ruth R. Brown, ‚“But he bear a basilard“ – The dagger in medieval London‘.
– Leszek Gardela, ‚The buried warriors of Poland – Lutomiersk unveiled‘.
– James Titterton, ‚The military ruse as a manifestation of prudence – The virtue of cunning‘.
– Murray Dahm, ‚Warrior, saint, martyr – Joan of Arc on film‘.