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Where can i find medieval european depictions of war and combat
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Where can i find medieval european depictions of war and combat without being flooded with cringy edgelord fan art like this?
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>>1351734
in medieval art
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>>1351739
Medieval art has plenty of dumb shit like people being cleaved in half as well people always loved the edge.
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Nobody knows what it was actually like.
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>>1351739
Googling "medieval art" brings up shit like the pic in the op
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Look up illuminated manuscripts, especially of the Bible.
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>>1351770
What the what
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>>1351797
Google "medieval war art"
I'm asking about war specifically
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>>1351734

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlKL_EpnSp8
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It would be edgier than coldsteel though. They would execute and rob civilians and give zero shits.
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>>1351734
You do know that war is literally exact like the stuff in the picture, right? Back then, it was man vs. man. That is, by definition, fucking brutal.
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>>1351990
>Back then, it was man vs. man.
low quality b8
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I share this pain. Especially in looking for good historical wallpaper.

I do save the odd battle painting though.
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>>1351990
Compare today, when it's man vs. fish.
Dumbass.
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>>1352288
I think he means combat was more up close and personal.
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Bayeux Tapestry
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Here:
http://www.thearma.org/manuals.htm
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>>1351815
most of it is still historical tapestry with the occasional mount and blade concept art
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i always liked this one because sexy horse ass
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>>1351734
Osprey
Some Deviantart guys
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>>1351734
http://www.enluminures.culture.fr/documentation/enlumine/fr/visites_00.htm
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>>1351815
Google "medieval art about war", dummy.
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>>1354379
That is indeed one sexy horse.
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>>1351734
What is cringy or edgy about that picture? War is violent and often dirty.
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>Modern digital art with a medieval setting is bad.
>19th century art with a medieval setting is good.
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>>1357033
Thanks based anon
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