#HellMaiden
From hell to paradiso
-"Let us go to heaven together"
-"Here, take my hand"
Kisses felt so pleasant, I almost forgot the times
You said you're sorry
That you can't love me the way I am
So I wish you well
The Black Bands of Giovanni de' Medici harass the Imperial provision carts during Italian Wars in 1526, depicted in the movie The Profession of Arms (2001).
A quite realistic depiction of how such raids looked. Love this northern Italian fog aesthetic.
There is also an interesting account of a brawl breaking out between German Landsknechts and English longbowmen for unknown reasons on one of such campaigns.
https://t.co/WTsUHbK1lX
Look how this Landsknecht stabs an Ottoman akinji who tries to escape by swimming in the river with a pike!
In battles like these, no mercy was shown.
You can read about how Landsknechts intercepted an Ottoman raiding party in this "longpost".
This castle in Trentino region in Italy is very interesting for medieval military history lovers, for it contains frescoes of 14th century warfare.
Notice two interesting things on these frescoes.
1) Ghibelline-Guelph conflict. On the third image you can see knights with Imperial eagle, representing the Ghibelline side, fighting Guelph forces.
2) Hungarian and Cuman mercenaries. On the first image you can notice mercenaries with recurve bows and pointed hats, associated with Cumans, fighting a Western-style infantry. Many foreign mercenaries fought in Italian conflicts in 14th century, and this fresco reflects this!
It's also interesting to note the importance of wrestling as part of military training, as you can see on the fourth image.
Overall an extremely interesting contemporary depiction of medieval warfare in Italy.
10th Anniversary of #GirlsFrontline festival & orchestra concert will be held in Shanghai on May 2nd. Commanders, are you ready to return to the battlefield of music? 🎶🎻
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