In the medieval era‚ swords were the predominantly used weapons for swordsmanship and warfare. The sword achieved its basic form in the medieval era: heavy‚ large hilt‚ doubled-edged‚ and straight. Blacksmiths mainly forged blades by layered strips of iron that were hammered together. There were many different types of swords such as the longsword also known as the giant sword used during the medieval period. Medieval swordsmanship also exhibits different techniques used in combat. The sword has
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What is a Lady Knight? She is strong‚ patient‚ smart‚ kind‚ spirited‚ and humble‚ yet she knows that she has just as much potential to succeed as anyone. She is helpful‚ genuine‚ considerate‚ respectful‚ motivated‚ and dedicated to whatever she pursues. She knows when and how to get her point across‚ but she does so with grace. She is a true lady. As a Lady Knight‚ I have learned to adapt all these qualities to ameliorate myself‚ on and off the court. I have learned that volleyball‚ like any sport
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY FOX TROOP‚ 2d SQUADRON 3d CAVALRY REGIMENT 9404 BATTALION AVENUE FORT HOOD TX 76544-5000 WEEKLY M4 AND M4A1 CARBINE MAINTENANCE AFZC-JIS SOP 001-111 16 June 2014 1. PURPOSE: All Soldiers in 3rd Platoon will conduct weekly maintenance of their M4 or M4A1 carbine weapon. 2. APPLICABILITY: 3d Platoon‚ Fox Troop‚ 2d Squadron 3. REFERENCES: a. Lubricate order
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battle‚ and Captain Nicholls is killed. A young trooper named Warren becomes Joey’s new owner. Joey and Topthorn do well in battle‚ but the Germans capture Warren and Stewart and their mounts. Though the horses no longer have the honor of serving the cavalry‚ their duties of pulling carts full of wounded German soldiers earn them praise and good care from the men. An old farmer and his granddaughter‚ Emilie‚ dote on the horses as well. When the German army moves out of the area‚ Emilie and her grandfather
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During the long years of the Crusades‚ the armies of Europe found themselves badly outnumbered. Not only were there more Saracens than Crusaders in the Holy Land‚ but also the armies of Islam were much better equipped. They rode sleek‚ swift horses bred for the hot desert climate‚ wore a chain mail light enough to provide them mobility yet strong enough to stop European blades‚ and used weapons made of a steel so well-forged that it bent under pressure without breaking‚ yet held an edge so sharp
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Upright Stone". The story of the "Warrior Maiden" is not necessarily specific to the Oneida tribe‚ but it is actually a rather common legend among the Native American peoples. However‚ the story is to be found in different versions that are‚ for their most part‚ dissimilar and adapted to the particular tradition of each tribe. The Southern tribes‚ such as the Hopi people who are based in Mexico‚ have an almost entirely different version of the "Warrior Maiden" story. The Oneida version of this legend
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The “Death and the Maiden” The Death and the Maiden was a common theme during the Renaissance‚ it came from the Dance of Death which is a theme about death and how it’s inescapable and everyone will have to dance it. In many dances of Death already figured a representation of Death with a fine lady or with a beautiful virgin. The image of a young woman was also found in the three ages and Death. However in both cases‚ there was no trace of erotic. But with “Death and the maiden” theme‚ something
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In the text from the Patriot the author highlights many historical inaccuracies‚ one of those being the fact that in the text the British cavalry wore a red dress uniform. In reality they were given the name Green Dragoons because of the obvious fact a green coat was worn during battle. Another misleading fact in the movie The Patriot was the main character Benjamin Martin. Benjamin Martin was a made up character for movie purposes. The actual events for his character a made up of multiple real life
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Kenna buys a thoroughbred horse rather than a plough animal‚ but when his teenage son Albert played by Siôn Daniel Young trains the horse and calls him Joey‚ the two becoming inseparable. When his harvest fails‚ Ted has to sell Joey to the British cavalry and he is shipped to France where‚ after a disastrous offensive he is captured by the Germans and changes hands twice more before he is found‚ caught in the barbed wire and after 4 years he is freed. He is returned behind British lines where Albert
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"I will show you to the Baron." Guntlaf said‚ raising from the chair inside his small tent. "Thank you." The cavalryman‚ who wore the yellow and blue uniform of westergard’s hussars replied‚ following the cuirassier. He couldn’t help looking in disdain the long old-fashioned braids which shown below Guntlaf’s helmet. "The squadron seems to be in an unexpected good condition." The hussar said "My men try to put a brave face‚ but most of them are wounded." Guntlaf replied‚ silently cursing the unexpected
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