Due to European influence, some of the later period Cumans wielded war hammers and axes.įor defense they used a round or almond shaped shield, short sleeved mail armour, consisting of commonly alternating butted and riveted rows, lamellar armour (iron or leather), leather cuirass, shoulder spaulders, conical or dome shaped iron helmet with a detachable iron or bronze anthropomorphic face plate (gold for princes and khans), and at times a camail suspended from the helmet, consisting of chain or leather.
The main weapons of the Cumans were the recurved and, later, the composite bow (worn on the hip with the quiver), the javelin, curved sword (a sabre less curved than a scimitar), mace, and heavy spear for lancing. In battle they often used scimitars, bows, and circular wooden or metal shields. They also wear lamellar armours and bizarre pointed helmets. Dozens of villages and cities were destroyed by the Cumans, Silver Skalitz being among them, raided and razed in 1403.Īs a population primarily devoted to cavalry attacks, Cumans are usually equipped with very light, colorful and comfortable clothes. His first order was to burn to the ground every single settlement in Bohemia who didn’t accept him as the new ruler. In 1400, King Sigismund of Hungary came to power, deposing his brother Wenceslas IV of Bohemia, and took control of the Cuman Army. The Hungarian Kings decided to allow the Cumans to live in their territories provided that they would fight in their army.
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