Byzantium spears _ looking for information

bakradze · 30th October 2010, 10:12 AM

Hello Jim!
Thank, you for books you advised me. I have PDF version of D. Nicole book _ really very interesting work.. Probably anyone have the other two book’s scans? would be grateful for them.

"Byzantine Infantryman: Eastern Roman Empire 900-1204" , Timothy Dawson, this is one of the Osprey monographs.

"Warrior Saints in Byzantine Art and Tradition", 2003, Christopher Walter.

What about Khevsurs, I remember, it was popular theory that they come from Crusaders who left in Georgia after loosing Jerusalem, and build village Shatili, (fr. Shatilion), but it is only European legend, of course...)) we know, that some Khevsurs really had crusaders swords, but they might come from Venetian’s and Genoa’s factories, and not Crusaders... )) what about cross ornament in Khevsurian ethnik arms decoration, cross in Georgia is much older, than crusadors )).

30th October 2010, 10:12 AM	#5
bakradze Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 6	Hello Jim! Thank, you for books you advised me. I have PDF version of D. Nicole book _ really very interesting work.. Probably anyone have the other two book’s scans? would be grateful for them. "Byzantine Infantryman: Eastern Roman Empire 900-1204" , Timothy Dawson, this is one of the Osprey monographs. "Warrior Saints in Byzantine Art and Tradition", 2003, Christopher Walter. What about Khevsurs, I remember, it was popular theory that they come from Crusaders who left in Georgia after loosing Jerusalem, and build village Shatili, (fr. Shatilion), but it is only European legend, of course...)) we know, that some Khevsurs really had crusaders swords, but they might come from Venetian’s and Genoa’s factories, and not Crusaders... )) what about cross ornament in Khevsurian ethnik arms decoration, cross in Georgia is much older, than crusadors )).