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JANUARY RELEASE 𐍈 13th century Teutonic Knights on foot with Winged Greathelms and Faussarts
🕑 Added 2024-01-26 16:55:00 +0000 UTCHi everyone, the January release is finally here, and it focuses on a highly requested unit: 13th century Teutonic Knights on foot with winged greathelms and two handed weapons.
Evidence of two handed weapons in use during the 13th century is scarce, since armor wasn't yet that advanced to justify not using shields, but my research into this topic led me to the faussart: the faussart is a long-bladed, two-handed weapon, sometimes referred to as a warbrand (by modern reproduction manufacturers). It is essentially an elongated arming sword without crossguard.
Though scant when it comes to both literary and iconographic references, the Faussart was possibly used by both cavalry and infantry. It is usually illustrated wielded by cavalry, usually of the knightly class, indicating it as a high-end weapon in contemporary sources. The weapon probably relates to the agricultural tool for grass cutting, the scythe. The Maciejowski Bible (Morgan Bible) depicts an example of a two-handed Faussart used by a mounted knight.
So this month's release is comprised of:
- 12 Teutonic Knights on foot with winged greathelms and faussarts
Each knight has a greathelm that has slight variations, while still maintaining the main design of the flat top greathelm that was in use during the 13th century. The weapons and bodies are a single piece since many people have trouble printing smaller parts, but in the future I might release them with empty hands if enough people are interested.
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DOWNLOAD HERE (IMPORTANT: Download the .RAR files one by one , DON'T right click on the whole "Black Knight Miniatures Release" folder and hit download, otherwise Google Drive could mess up the files)
Everything comes, as always, both Pre-Supported and Unsupported in 28mm scale.
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I hope you like this month's release, and soon we will hold the vote for next month!
If you'd like, please leave a comment with a suggestion on what I should include in the next poll. I was thinking of making some pagan forces for a change, maybe some lithuanian knights, but I would love to know what you'd like to see.
Hope you're having a good week!
Comments
Yes please, pagan soldiers
Thank you!
Awesome!
Thank you so much man, will do
Sebastian Garcia
They look great! Keep up the good work.
