New Products from AeroArt International

Viking Warrior Charging w/Sword

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:37:27 +0000

The Vikings were an aggressive Scandinavian populace who from the 8th to the 11th centuries moved as ruthless raiding bands who invaded Europe and Russia. From the long term perspective the migrations and conquests in the 9th C. were the second phase of a movement that began about 1000 BC. These Germanic/Scandinavian peoples were moving into the Rhine-Danube frontiers of the Roman Empire by 300 BC. The invasions of Europe and Russian in the 9th century by the fleets of powerful Viking ships bringing fierce warriors to terrify England, Ireland and France were the ultimate pirates and freebooters of their time. Heathen and illiterate warriors from Norway, Sweden and Denmark sailed to plunder and integrate the coastal communities of England and Northern France. Perhaps the most successful of these integrations was accomplished by the Vikings in Normandy who became the warriors of William of Normandy who conquered England in 1066.

Price:$160.00

Hospitaller w/Cape Swinging Sword

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:37:27 +0000

The original “Order of St. John of the Hospital of Jerusalem” predates the Crusades by more than a score of years. The order did not become ‘warrior monks’ until after 1113 when the Pope recognized them as a military order of the Church. Godfrey of Bouillon granted the Hospitallers land for their charitable work and many donations of land and funds followed over the years. By the 1130’s the Hospitallers were a large fully functioning army in service to the Church. In 1144 the order built the majestic “Krak des Chevaliers” castle in what is today Syria. This magnificent structure was unquestionably the greatest of all the many fortresses built by the Crusaders in the Middle East. The Templars and Hospitallers were always in competition with one another for resources and control of territories often resulting in combat between these warrior monks. The Hospitallers lost their last stronghold to the Saracens in 1291 and relocated to Cyprus.

Price:$160.00