
Slavic Weapons: Types & Characteristics - Meet the Slavs
Nov 6, 2020 · Traditional Slavic weapons are a large shield, sword, and short spear. The early Slavs may have used guerrilla tactics and engaged in sneak attacks using bows and three …
Shashka - Wikipedia
The earliest datable example is from 1713. Later, most of the Russian and Ukrainian Cossacks adopted the weapon. Two styles of shashka exist: the Caucasian/Circassian shashka and the …
The Ancient Slavs
The Ancient Slavs: Early Slavic Weapons, Wariors and Warfare. Slav military tactics, oranization and society. The culture and military history of the ancient and early Slavs, from their origins to …
Rogatina: The deadly weapon of Slavic warriors - Russia Beyond
Apr 28, 2015 · Essential to the conquest of forest foes and enemy forces alike, the rogatina was the key armament of the early Slavs, and proved so effective in unmounted combat that its …
Top 5 Russian Medieval Weapons - Meet the Slavs
Apr 27, 2021 · Russian Medieval Weapons 1. Viking Sword. Viking sword, as a Russian military weapon, you’ve got to be joking? Well, I am not! The basis of the modern Russian state (or …
Slavic Weapons and Harness of the 5th—7th Centuries
The article is devoted to Slavic weapons, gear rider and horse equipment in 5th—7th centuries (Prague, Penkovka and Kolochin cultures). These are spears and javelins, swords and …
Slavic Warriors: History and Characteristics - Meet the Slavs
Jul 9, 2014 · Ancient history records state that the Slavs were quick to start a fight, and they transferred this quality to the battlefield, exploiting it masterfully. Their way of life prevented the …
The Russian rogatina, the long and deadly arm of the ancients
Apr 27, 2015 · Essential to the conquest of forest foes and enemy forces alike, the rogatina was the key armament of the early Slavs, and proved so effective in unmounted combat that its …
10 Russian Swords Types, Characteristics & History
Oct 19, 2023 · Around the 10th and 11th centuries, east Slavic tribes around Kyiv started using the saber, which was heavily influenced and obtained from the Khazar-Magyar weapons. The …
"The spear of fate" of the ancient Slavs of the XNUMXth …
Sep 4, 2020 · The discoverer and researcher of the famous archaeological early Slavic monument Zimno noticed that more weapons were found in this one settlement than in the rest of the …