Project Gutenberg 2014-07-21 Public domain in the USA. 211 Hewitt, John 1807 1878 Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe From the Iron Period of the Northern Nations to the End of the Thirteenth Century Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe From the Iron Period of the Northern Nations to the End of the 13th Century Produced by Douglas L. Alley, III, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe" by John Hewitt is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work delves into the military equipment and warfare practices of various cultures across Europe, specifically from the Iron Age through the end of the 13th century. The text likely focuses on the evolution of arms and armor, intricately linked to the corresponding social and military changes amid the conquests and interactions among the peoples of Europe. The opening of the book establishes the context of European history during the transition from the Roman Empire to the rise of northern tribes, such as the Celts and Teutons. Hewitt provides an overview of the major racial and cultural shifts that contributed to the development of weaponry and military tactics, emphasizing the reliability of historical sources and archaeological finds in reconstructing pasts. It sets the foundation for further exploration of the specific types of armaments and their significance across various periods, underscoring the importance of thorough documentation and accurate representation in understanding ancient military practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46342/46342-h/images/cover.jpg en Weapons Armor U Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 938821 938841 2024-09-19T10:57:14.023470 2023-09-20T07:09:28.923760 text/html text/html 924961 2014-07-21T09:33:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 6735726 2014-07-21T09:34:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 7097297 2024-09-19T10:57:34.600377 application/epub+zip 7113589 2024-09-19T10:57:18.129449 application/epub+zip 384360 2024-09-19T10:57:15.952491 application/epub+zip 7387551 2024-09-19T10:57:43.797346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7362925 2024-09-19T10:57:31.769383 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 647363 2022-09-21T05:43:02.942542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 646574 2024-09-19T10:57:10.471599 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 646827 2014-07-21T09:20:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 250299 2014-07-21T09:34:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 645497 2014-07-21T09:33:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 249306 2014-07-21T09:34:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19753 2024-09-19T10:57:43.991322 application/rdf+xml 39852 2024-09-19T10:57:16.208468 image/jpeg 3981 2024-09-19T10:57:16.081464 image/jpeg 6894165 2024-09-19T10:57:14.307578 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog