CHERLENI SHIELDS OF TROOP: FROM THE HISTORY OF GALICIAN ARMS DURING THE 12th–13th CENTURIES

Abstract

This study is explored the development of military affairs on the territory of the Galician land. Such factor as armaments allows us to trace and characterize the military culture of the local population. We can also trace its interconnections and influences with neighboring territories. The issue of the study of weapons science is very important in the 10th–13th centuries since at that time the question of military affairs is come out to a new level in its development. This the study of certain details and armaments became of great importance in the development of the military affairs of the early and late Middle Ages. It makes it possible to better understand the issues related to the military culture that was formed in a particular region.