[gothic-l] Re: Germanic Warrior

[Brian Beck]

--- In gothic-l at egroups.com, "Tim O'Neill" <scatha at b...> wrote:
> --- In gothic-l at egroups.com, "Brian Beck" <babeck at a...> wrote:
> > Hails Allaim,
> >
> > Does anyone know anything about a book called "Germanic Warrior :
> > 236- 568 AD" (Warrior Series, 17) by Simon MacDowall?  Is it any
> > good and  does it cover the Goths?
>
> I have a copy and it does cover the Goths, mainly from 378 to the
end
> of the Italian Ostrogothic kingdom.  Those who are more learned in
> Germanic historical studies than I am say it should be used with
> caution, since it's quite a slim volume, with heavy emphasis on the
> illustrations.  I think it is more simplistic in places than
outright
> wrong - it's hard to go into detail in a book which is only 64
pages
> long.
>
> Angus McBride's colour plates in the middle, which reconstruct
> historical scenes using archaeological information are very vivid
and
> probably worth the price of purchase on their own.  There's one of
> Ostrogothic cavalry charging the Visigothic infantry on the right
> wing
> of Aetius' allied army at Chalons in 451 AD and a nice one of the
> Ostrogothic champion Valaris issuing a challenge to single combat
in
> front of a Gothic army.  Another plate shows a Visigothic warrior
of
> the fifth century with details of some equipment, weapons and
> accessories of the time.
>
> Worth owning, but mainly to be used as a general guide, for
directions
> in further reading and for the illustrations of artefacts and
weapons.
> And for the pretty colour plates.
> Cheers,
>
> Tim O'Neill
> Tasmanian Devil

Many thanks for the information Tim.


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