tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post5471250967389829959..comments2024-03-28T14:16:30.007-04:00Comments on Blunders on the Danube: Hussite Wars Part 1: Melee InfantryGonsalvohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-21301146512714055082015-11-17T16:47:42.017-05:002015-11-17T16:47:42.017-05:00Thanks, Jason. The Hussite Rebellion/Wars are quit...Thanks, Jason. The Hussite Rebellion/Wars are quite fascinating on many levels, not the least militarily, which we will come to. It isn't always pretty reading as is so often the case with religious conflicts, whether 700 years ago or today!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-55394914324916271152015-11-17T16:45:46.589-05:002015-11-17T16:45:46.589-05:00Thanks, Phil. They bare probably brighter/more col...Thanks, Phil. They bare probably brighter/more colorful than they would have been in actuality! They did very well with a "stain" technique for painting, which I used on the tunics and capes at minimum. It also helps that the pictures were taken outside in the early AM on an overcast day, which is when I get the best images by far!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-69485365982636313062015-11-17T15:58:21.606-05:002015-11-17T15:58:21.606-05:00Interesting stuff. Nice job on the minis too!Interesting stuff. Nice job on the minis too!Jason Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12510878862274931588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-75596100636934445352015-11-17T15:02:01.313-05:002015-11-17T15:02:01.313-05:00Gosh! these painted Hussite Wars minis look awesom...Gosh! these painted Hussite Wars minis look awesome!Phil Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369365598439913360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-51331396054609963922015-11-16T01:47:45.986-05:002015-11-16T01:47:45.986-05:00I certainly make no claim to any mastery of Theolo...I certainly make no claim to any mastery of Theology, but you're correct. That is part of the story to come about the ending of the Hussite Wars. Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-77818087342000612712015-11-15T23:36:03.231-05:002015-11-15T23:36:03.231-05:00Just my two cents: there appears to have been a &q...Just my two cents: there appears to have been a "Hussite" church in Bohemia until the Thirty Years War wiped it out. They continued the practice of communion under both elements, but were not Lutheran/Evangelical/Protestant in the usual sense.Grenzer Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07294380876807418037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-12017144217181510582015-11-15T18:41:51.782-05:002015-11-15T18:41:51.782-05:00I think the Prague Militia may be new since then, ...I think the Prague Militia may be new since then, as well as some more War Wagons and light artillery (yet to come). To the Strongest has rules/lists for War Wagons/Hussites, so I look forward to trying them out under those rules, too!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-3837194633741130032015-11-15T17:39:54.560-05:002015-11-15T17:39:54.560-05:00Good job highlighting the Hussites, definitely one...Good job highlighting the Hussites, definitely one of your more exotic topics in European history. Are some of these new since your battle demo against the Austrian knights?pancernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108442113999809459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-89457765913865579022015-11-15T14:49:51.184-05:002015-11-15T14:49:51.184-05:00Re: collection- I could say the same for you, my f...Re: collection- I could say the same for you, my freind! :-)<br /><br />Glad you found it of interest. You are hardly alone in knowing little of the Hussites. <br />As you will see, there are many reasons you should know more about them, starting with the origins of the Reformation as discussed above. We will soon come to the defenestration of Prague and much more. Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-35534235576505749272015-11-15T13:27:54.080-05:002015-11-15T13:27:54.080-05:00Another one of your your many, varied collections....Another one of your your many, varied collections. Is their no bound?<br />Interesting history lesson for me since I know virtually nothing of the Hussites.<br />I will be staying tuned for more such educational episodes.<br />Thanks!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-36626561743379771282015-11-15T13:09:25.624-05:002015-11-15T13:09:25.624-05:00Thanks, Iain - a Flail is much better if you don&#...Thanks, Iain - a Flail is much better if you don't get hit by one!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-61407643509250384082015-11-15T10:17:59.763-05:002015-11-15T10:17:59.763-05:00Great looking late medievals got to love a flail...Great looking late medievals got to love a flail, looking forward to the war wagons <br />best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-67133419266056784372015-11-15T09:38:18.233-05:002015-11-15T09:38:18.233-05:00Thanks, Garry. The Hussite wars are fascinating on...Thanks, Garry. The Hussite wars are fascinating on a number of levels!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-50925827155438205662015-11-15T09:36:54.000-05:002015-11-15T09:36:54.000-05:00From a letter written by Martin Luther to a former...From a letter written by Martin Luther to a former teacher, and quoted in "Warrior of God": <br />"I have hitherto taught and held the opinions of John Huss unawares... we are all Hussites without knowing it."<br /><br />The Hussite rebellion was both theological and intensely nationalistic. Hus and Ziska are still remembered by Czechs for their role forging a national identity. That plus the Church's systematic expunging of records related to the Huss after the war meant that his teachings were little known outside of Bohemia. Still, there were many similarities between Wyclif, Hus, and Luther, and the corruption in the Church that disgusted them didn't improve much over the ensuing 100 years, either!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-23582860762930933562015-11-15T09:20:01.946-05:002015-11-15T09:20:01.946-05:00My Hussite army dates back a ways now - probably a...My Hussite army dates back a ways now - probably about 10 years. The Kingmaker figures came out afterwards, and are excellent. I may add a few of them some day, especially Command types. This range, one of the last new ranges in 28mm by Old Glory before they started their "2nd Edition" figures, which have stagnated pretty much since their introduction, is one of their best. In the US, the Army Card and the low shipping costs make them an amazing value as well. We will see the OG War Wagons eventually, and they are very well done.Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-6401564425615727722015-11-15T09:12:09.056-05:002015-11-15T09:12:09.056-05:00Thanks for the visit and the comment; we shall be ...Thanks for the visit and the comment; we shall be seeing and reading more about the Hussites here in the coming weeks!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-2582813807625105552015-11-15T07:48:06.145-05:002015-11-15T07:48:06.145-05:00great looking figures for an interesting period of...great looking figures for an interesting period of historySgt Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805201299484374889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-21826048594146258312015-11-15T05:41:30.141-05:002015-11-15T05:41:30.141-05:00Great write up and miniatures. Would the Reformati...Great write up and miniatures. Would the Reformation have happened at all had not these "Protoprotestants" existed around a centruy before?<br /> I am really looking forward to seeing some War WagonsOlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796318659076787601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-49917156030718719992015-11-15T04:39:12.638-05:002015-11-15T04:39:12.638-05:00Very nice indeed Peter and yet another of these pr...Very nice indeed Peter and yet another of these projects which you seem so ably to complete whilst I ponder. In this case I thankfully haven't added to the lead pile, but have had my eye on the Kingmaker Hussites.<br /><br />It is the war wagons that are calling me, and I'm looking forward to seeing the Old Glory models.Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-5110089571410436882015-11-15T04:03:39.698-05:002015-11-15T04:03:39.698-05:00I like these very much, well doneI like these very much, well donePierre le Poiluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06436066439479804578noreply@blogger.com