Create an Amazon Wedding Registry
Illustration from
Scylitzes Chronicle
f26v lower. The execution of an Anti-Emperor
Bibliteca Nacional de Madrid, Vitr. 26-2, Bild-Nr. 77
Referenced on p27 Byzantine Armies 886-1118 by Ian Heath
A rare picture of bearded Varangians in full armour, here attending the execution of an Anti-Emperor. Eighteen of their famous axes are in evidence, together with spears and unit standards. Note the mixture of circular and kite-shields. (Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid)