Zapadnoevropsko naoružanje i taktika u delu Ane Komnine
Western Armament and Tactics in the Writings of Anna Komnene

Summary/Abstract: In this work, first we reconstructed and commented the western horseman's armament wich Anna Komnene had known (long spear, cross-bow, chain mail, "Norman" shield, solarets). Afterwards, we established that Anne knew four types of western horseman's attack (attack in full gallop, atack from back, slow march, attack from flank) and three types of their battle formation (strewn formation, congested formation, formation of two columns). Also, we commented Anna's knowledge of western siege engines (battering-ram, tortoise, catapult, siege tower); we established that Anne knew five types of western siege tower. In the end, we commented several fragments wich show Anna Komnene's knowledge of the western siege tactics.

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