Reenacment: Livonia vs Russia

Kroforit · 05-05-2007, 10:40 AM

http://pilot.strizhi.info/2007/05/

1242 Chudskoe Lake battle
Reenacment in Pskov.

guy on the ground Polish or Estonian?

Russian archers of every kind

Cross bearers attacking, with help from soviets.

Bogatyri get tired too.

Cross bearers: 0, Bogatyri: 1

Karo · 05-05-2007, 10:46 AM

Living history.. pretty cool.

BattleStar Galactica · 05-05-2007, 11:29 AM

awesome I love reinactments!

goat89 · 05-06-2007, 01:41 AM

Me too! But this looks really funny.

Amandil · 05-06-2007, 02:39 AM

That is super cool. That most everybody's face is covered by a steel mask is pretty intimidating.

USMC Poolee · 05-06-2007, 03:00 AM

Why do the uniforms remind me of Monty Python and Holy Grail

koozya · 05-06-2007, 04:01 AM

wow awsome pictures go bogaturi

jontew · 05-06-2007, 04:11 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Peipus

Interesting history indeed!

Quote:

The crusader forces likely numbered somewhere in the area of 1,000 to 2,500 soldiers (maybe less - 500 to 1000)[citation needed]. Most of them were Germans, including knights of the Teutonic Order and their squires, although there were large numbers of Danes and Swedish and Estonian mercenaries. The Russian force in contrast numbered around 5,000 soldiers: Alexander and his brother Andrew's bodyguards (druzhina), who numbered around 1,000, plus the militia of Novgorod (not at full force, because of the absence of a direct threat to Novgorod).

asch · 05-06-2007, 04:16 AM

seems like VDV providing security for event

and, of course, OMON guys too.

perdurabo · 05-06-2007, 05:08 AM

from my point of view this wasen't reenactment cause you can see equipment mimxed from XII-XIII century and from XIV-XVI
like here:

or here:

and the battle happened on April 5, 1242 at Lake Peipus. we here have exactly same problem some dudes just don't understand that for battle in midle of XIIIth century on borders of civilized world you cant take equiupment that was in usage from late XIVth, even equipment from late XIIIth but from center of civilization like Italy is big NO (imagine that there is no internet, phones, telegraphs and ideas travel veeery slow clothes that where in fashion in 1400 in France and outdatted in 1405 start show up in east of Europe in like 1403 and are very in fashion in like 1410)

asch · 05-06-2007, 05:52 AM

Quote:

and the battle happened on April 5, 1242 at Lake Peipus. we here have exactly same problem some dudes just don't understand that for battle in midle of XIIIth century on borders of civilized world you cant take equiupment that was in usage from late XIVth, even equipment from late XIIIth but from center of civilization like Italy is big NO (imagine that there is no internet, phones, telegraphs and ideas travel veeery slow clothes that where in fashion in 1400 in France and outdatted in 1405 start show up in east of Europe in like 1403 and are very in fashion in like 1410)

thank you

05-06-2007, 08:33 AM

great pics
it seems very likely

perdurabo · 05-06-2007, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asch

thank you

ash civilized world in midleages = italy france germany plus few small centres like prague... no flame just reality

Kroforit · 05-06-2007, 01:24 PM

perdu, which helmets are from 15th 16th centuries?

Kroforit · 05-06-2007, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jontew

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Peipus

Interesting history indeed!

Aleksander's main army was only 1000 men, the rest were town militia. While crusaders were a trained expeditionary force.

05-05-2007, 10:40 AM	#1
Kroforit Banned user Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: U.S.A. Age: 52 Posts: 437	Reenacment: Livonia vs Russia http://pilot.strizhi.info/2007/05/ 1242 Chudskoe Lake battle Reenacment in Pskov. guy on the ground Polish or Estonian? Russian archers of every kind Cross bearers attacking, with help from soviets. Bogatyri get tired too. Cross bearers: 0, Bogatyri: 1

05-05-2007, 10:46 AM	#2
Karo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Fvck your dreams, this is heaven! Posts: 1,338	Living history.. pretty cool.

05-05-2007, 11:29 AM	#3
BattleStar Galactica member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 99 Problems Posts: 613	awesome I love reinactments!

05-06-2007, 01:41 AM	#4
goat89 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Republic of Singapore, but in Canada studying Posts: 3,468	Me too! But this looks really funny.

05-06-2007, 02:39 AM	#5
Amandil Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Alberta, eindelijk! Posts: 213	That is super cool. That most everybody's face is covered by a steel mask is pretty intimidating.

05-06-2007, 03:00 AM	#6
USMC Poolee Banned user Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 298	Why do the uniforms remind me of Monty Python and Holy Grail

05-06-2007, 04:01 AM	#7
koozya Banned user Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Midland Age: 25 Posts: 776	wow awsome pictures go bogaturi

05-06-2007, 04:16 AM	#9
asch Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Evil Ruskies' Empire Age: 31 Posts: 1,723	seems like VDV providing security for event and, of course, OMON guys too.

05-06-2007, 05:08 AM	#10
perdurabo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: EU, Poland, Lublin/Wroclaw/JeleniaGora Age: 26 Posts: 4,632	from my point of view this wasen't reenactment cause you can see equipment mimxed from XII-XIII century and from XIV-XVI like here: or here: and the battle happened on April 5, 1242 at Lake Peipus. we here have exactly same problem some dudes just don't understand that for battle in midle of XIIIth century on borders of civilized world you cant take equiupment that was in usage from late XIVth, even equipment from late XIIIth but from center of civilization like Italy is big NO (imagine that there is no internet, phones, telegraphs and ideas travel veeery slow clothes that where in fashion in 1400 in France and outdatted in 1405 start show up in east of Europe in like 1403 and are very in fashion in like 1410)

05-06-2007, 08:33 AM	#12
stayr Guest Posts: n/a	great pics it seems very likely

05-06-2007, 01:24 PM	#14
Kroforit Banned user Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: U.S.A. Age: 52 Posts: 437	perdu, which helmets are from 15th 16th centuries?