1. Pre-orders for this new book are only open until April 26.
2. I'm literally asquee over the bootie-socks both of the gals are wearing. There are for-sure going onto my todo list. I think Whilja's Corner was going to publish a pattern.. must go and hunt that down.This picture is my personal favorite out of all the woodcuts going into Landsknechts on Campaign. It is a section from a series of 7 woodcuts which make up a long strip, depicting the camp of the Landsknechts, as they are firing cannon on Munster, and mustering with pike and shot behind the front lines. I love the details of the women's clothing, the two different styles of dress, one younger and one older, appropriate for the age of the women, and also perhaps a bit of a class difference as well. They both wear little short socks, and are busy around the fire cooking, with their skirts tucked out of the way of sparks. I’ve often wondered if the large amounts of smoke from the fire depicts a fire with too much green wood, freshly scavenged from the forest. This woodcut series is the second one that Erhard Schöne did depicting the Siege of Munster, the first one showing the larger battle scene, which is also included in the book.
Why was Münster being besieged? Ah, now that’s a crazy story! The short version is that it was taken over by a radical sect of the Anabaptists, who believed that if they could create a city of God, the forces of Satan would come to destroy it, the final battle signifying the end of the world would occur, and the Kingdom of God would be ushered in, as prophesied in the Bible in the book of Revelations. Among the beliefs of this sect were communal property, nudism, and polygamy. The Bishop Prince of Münster, did plenty to aggravate the situation and played right into the hands of the sect leaders. He eventually hired soldiers to go and get his city back, and thus Münster was besieged.
Interestingly enough, although Erhard Schöne depicted the siege, he also produced rather complimentary woodcut portraits of the men who declared themselves the duke and king of Münster, which leads me to wonder if he supported them at first or not, and then changed his mind as they grew more radical.
Orders for Landsknecht on Campaign are open until Friday April 26 2019, be sure to order your copy soon!
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...and now for something slightly different.These photos of the Trelleborg shield from our freshly published blog post (written by Rolf Warming, SoCA) are too good not to post here as well!
Interested in Viking Age shield constructions? Then you may want to consider attending this free event at the Trelleborg Viking Fortress where Rolf will be giving a talk (in Danish!) on shields and warfare practices of the Viking Age: www.facebook.com/events/830867483926185/
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