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Title: Illustration of a Hussite Wagon Fortress, 1437
Post by: Druzhina on 09 November 2014, 10:44:07 AM
Hussite Wagon Fortress, from Johannes Hartlieb's Kriegsbuch c.1437 (http://www.warfare.meximas.com/15/Hussite_wagon_fortress.htm)
A Hussite War-Wagon c.1430 from Armies of the Middle Ages, Volume 2 by Ian Heath, based on the Johannes Hartlieb: 'Kriegsbuch' miniature (http://www.warfare.meximas.com/WRG/Middle_Ages_2-130-Hussite_War-Wagon_c1430.htm)

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Hussite Wagon Fortress, from Johannes Hartlieb's Kriegsbuch c.1437 (http://www.warfare2.likamva.in/15/Hussite_wagon_fortress.htm)
A Hussite War-Wagon c.1430 from Armies of the Middle Ages, Volume 2 by Ian Heath, based on the Johannes Hartlieb: 'Kriegsbuch' miniature (http://www.warfare2.likamva.in/WRG/Middle_Ages_2-130-Hussite_War-Wagon_c1430.htm)

Druzhina
15th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://www.warfare.uhostfull.com/15C.htm)
Title: Re: Illustration of a Hussite Wagon Fortress, 1437
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 09 November 2014, 10:54:07 AM
Literally a wagon of war!
Good find D, wonder how accurate it was?
Title: Re: Illustration of a Hussite Wagon Fortress, 1437
Post by: Hwiccee on 09 November 2014, 11:26:35 AM
Check out this site (in Czech) - this page is the one about the wagons - http://husitstvi.cz/vojenstvi/husitske-valecnictvi-trochu-jinak/vozova-hradba/. There are lot more interesting stuff here.

You can also pop 'husitska vozy' into your browser for more image, etc.
Title: Re: Illustration of a Hussite Wagon Fortress, 1437
Post by: FierceKitty on 09 November 2014, 11:47:50 AM
I had an army of Hussites once, but they were virtually unbeatable and so rather dull after a few times.
Title: Re: Illustration of a Hussite Wagon Fortress, 1437
Post by: jchaos79 on 09 November 2014, 05:56:41 PM
Did they coloruful? or just wooden color wagons?
Title: Re: Illustration of a Hussite Wagon Fortress, 1437
Post by: Hwiccee on 09 November 2014, 06:35:05 PM
Not sure how accurate these are but they are fun - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtCGXfc20PM&feature=youtu.be

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxiyVyYjZxE
Title: Re: Illustration of a Hussite Wagon Fortress, 1437
Post by: jchaos79 on 09 November 2014, 11:08:32 PM
Sooo cool thanks for the links
Title: Re: Illustration of a Hussite Wagon Fortress, 1437
Post by: Techno on 10 November 2014, 07:30:29 AM
Interesting find, D.
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Illustration of a Hussite Wagon Fortress, 1437
Post by: Druzhina on 10 November 2014, 11:12:19 AM
Quote from: mad lemmey on 09 November 2014, 10:54:07 AM
Literally a wagon of war!
Good find D, wonder how accurate it was?
The perspective is all wrong! There were supposed to be gaps between wagons covered by chains and/or pavises, but, otherwise they fit with the written accounts.  Ian Heath seems to be mistaken that there is a manuscript in the British Museum (I found none), unless there is another one that also has a rock thrower, it is in Vienna.

Wood colour rather than coloured by paint it seems.

14th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://www.warfare2.netai.net/14C.htm)
Title: Re: Illustration of a Hussite Wagon Fortress, 1437
Post by: jchaos79 on 10 November 2014, 09:11:27 PM
yack, I painted mine in bright yellow and blue strips.... so bad
Title: Re: Illustration of a Hussite Wagon Fortress, 1437
Post by: jchaos79 on 23 November 2014, 03:41:56 PM
Is it close to the historical one or is historically aberrant?

(http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu205/jchaos79/DSCF3680_zps91da5fcd.jpg)