XV century cavalry charge ..at Brandenburg Castle, Lauchröden

 Salvete Omnes,

a quick post - but amazing video and event

scan from the video recording by Iron Crown Workshop

Ecuyer and chivalry reenactor  Arne Koets and many fine reenactors of the European Medieval chivalry gathered at Lauchroden, Germany and it resulted in this recording: a XV century cavalry charge reenacted.

The camp was called Feldlager at the Brandenburg, Lauchröden and many reenactors from Poland also came, what is why you are seeing the flag -White Eagle on the red field - of our Polish Masovian Piast dukes in the second row of the charging knights. 

XIV century Armorial de Gelre, foilio 52 shows our king's Louis of Hungary coat of arms and some of our Polish Piast dukes coats of arms, including the White Eagle of duke Siemowit IV of Mazowsze (Mazovia) - he was prince of the Rawa Land, my country...and he should have been our king and not the Lithuanian pagan  aka Wladyslaw Jagiellon.  Nota bene duke Rupert of Legnica was married to Jadwiga of Zagan, the widow of our king Kazimierz Wielki and mother of his 3 daughters who were not allowed to inherit our Kingdom, and the dukes Ruper and Jadwiga  had 2 daughters. 

Photographer Jan Stabl has an album on his page where you can see and admire the reencators from this 2023 Feldlager. Also Bertus Brokamp made some very fine photos available - nota bene on Bertus' page you can see the reconstruction of the leather bard ( horse armor) and many finest points of chivalrous reconstruction and reenactment, like jousting. Burgine site also has photos to beheld and enjoy.

Hail to the chivalry and reenactors! 

Enjoy

Cycle of the Months by Wenceslas the Czech

February - tournament

Salvete Omnes,
I would like to bring to your attention some paintings from the Castle of Buoncosiglio (Good  Advice) from Trento, Italy.

castle painted by Albrecht Durer at the end of the XV century

In one of the towers, Torre Aquila (Eagle Tower) there is a famous cycle of fresco paintings titled the Ciclo dei mesi ( Cycle of [12] Months ) painted by a painter  known as master Vaclav ( Wenceslas),  who perhaps  came to Trento with Jiří I. z Lichtenštejna-Kastelkornu ( Georg von Liechtenstein-Nicolsburg ) from the mighty medieval Czech realm (Bohemian Kingdom of 1400AD). The frescos, painted in the International Gothic, depict nobles, towns folk, and peasants engaged in their own activities, and 6 frescos include detailed depictions of horses, horse tack, carts and wagons, a tournament with coats of arms displayed, and riders, including women riding side-saddle. Too bad we do not get to see more detail:

May

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August

September

November

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