The Avars - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Avars write by Walter Pohl. This book was released on 2018-12-15. The Avars available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Avars arrived in Europe from the Central Asian steppes in the mid-sixth century CE and dominated much of Central and Eastern Europe for almost 250 years. Fierce warriors and canny power brokers, the Avars were more influential and durable than Attila's Huns, yet have remained hidden in history. Walter Pohl's epic narrative, translated into English for the first time, restores them to their rightful place in the story of early medieval Europe. The Avars offers a comprehensive overview of their history, tracing the Avars from the construction of their steppe empire in the center of Europe; their wars and alliances with the Byzantines, Slavs, Lombards, and others; their apex as the first so-called barbarian power to besiege Constantinople (in 626); to their fall under the Frankish armies of Charlemagne and subsequent disappearance as a distinct cultural group. Pohl uncovers the secrets of their society, synthesizing the rich archaeological record recovered from more than 60,000 graves of the period, as well as accounts of the Avars by Byzantine and other chroniclers. In recovering the story of the fascinating encounter between Eurasian nomads who established an empire in the heart of Europe and the post-Roman Christian cultures of Europe, this book provides a new perspective on the origins of medieval Europe itself.
Byzantium and the Avars, 6th-9th Century AD
Byzantium and the Avars, 6th-9th Century AD - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Byzantium and the Avars, 6th-9th Century AD write by Georgios Kardaras. This book was released on 2018-10-22. Byzantium and the Avars, 6th-9th Century AD available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this book Georgios Kardaras offers a global view of the political and cultural contact between the Byzantine Empire and the Avar Khaganate, emphasizing in their reconstruction after 626 and the definition of the possible channels of communication.
The Avar Siege of Constantinople in 626
The Avar Siege of Constantinople in 626 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Avar Siege of Constantinople in 626 write by Martin Hurbanič. This book was released on 2019-07-25. The Avar Siege of Constantinople in 626 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book examines the Avar siege of Constantinople in 626, one of the most significant events of the seventh century, and the impact and repercussions this had on the political, military, economic and religious structures of the Byzantine Empire. The siege put an end to the power politics and hegemony of the Avars in South East Europe and was the first attempt to destroy Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Besides the far-reaching military factors, the siege had deeper ideological effects on the mentality of the inhabitants of the Empire, and it helped establish Constantinople as the spiritual centre of eastern Christianity protected by God and his Mother. Martin Hurbanič discusses, from a chronological and thematic perspective, the process through which the historical siege was transformed into a timeless myth, and examines the various aspects which make the event a unique historical moment in the history of mankind – a moment in which the modern story overlaps with the legend with far-reaching effects, not only in the Byzantine Empire but also in other European countries.
“The” Other Europe in the Middle Ages
“The” Other Europe in the Middle Ages - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook “The” Other Europe in the Middle Ages write by Florin Curta. This book was released on 2008. “The” Other Europe in the Middle Ages available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Drawing on archaeological and narrative sources, this collection of studies offers a fresh look at some of the most interesting aspects of the current research on the medieval nomads of Eastern Europe.
Avar-Age Polearms and Edged Weapons
Avar-Age Polearms and Edged Weapons - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Avar-Age Polearms and Edged Weapons write by Gergely Csiky. This book was released on 2015-09-17. Avar-Age Polearms and Edged Weapons available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In Avar-Age Polearms and Edged Weapons, Gergely Csiky offers a presentation of close combat weapons of a nomadic population that migrated from Inner Asia to East-Central Europe. During the late 6th – early 7th centuries, the Avars led successful military campaigns against the Balkan realms of the Byzantine Empire, facilitated by their cavalry’s use of stirrups for the first time in Europe. Besides the classification, manufacturing techniques, fittings, suspension, distribution, and chronology of polearms and edged weapons known from Avar-age burials, a special emphasis is laid on the origins and cultural contacts of these weapons, among them the first edged weapons with curved blades: the sabres. The social significance and, function of these artefacts is discussed in order to place them in nomadic warfare.
