Armies of Medieval Russia 750-1250Osprey Publishing Co.
David Nicolle
ISBN: 1855328488
price: $14.95
About this title In the centuries following the first
expeditions down the great rivers of northern Russia by Viking
traders and adventurers, the foundations for a new state were
laid. Many influences combined in this colourful culture which
grew up first around the great cities of Kiev and Novgorod -
Scandinavian, Finnish, Slav, steppe Turkish, Byzantine. By the
time of the Mongol invasions of the 12th century the small
enclaves of the old pagan Rus', tolerated by the Khazar Khans for
their commercial usefulness, had evolved into a Christian nation.
Its story is told here in fascinating detail, and illustrated
with striking colour reconstructions of the warriors themselves.
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