Three days ago a fascinating short documentary – In the saddle, on horseback - The art of war of the conquest-era Magyars – was released on YT.
„The movie takes the viewer back to the 10th century, familiarizing him/her with the art of war practiced during the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin. The journey starts with the making of the weapons themselves, guides the viewer through their methods of use and ends with the analysis of the campaigns following the conquest. Thus, it discusses problematic aspects related to warfighting as practiced during the era.”
This documentary is the result of the long and fruitful scientific cooperation between archaeologists, historians and several groups of Hungarian reenactors (experimental archaeologists).
A Hungarian light cavalryman
Heavy cavalry in the 10th century
