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Post by thracianglad on May 10, 2009 19:30:15 GMT 3
Khazar warrior  I like the way you make your comments i.e. very arbitrary without looking at what is actually depicted on the picture. ;D Howcome this could be "a Khazar warrior" ? Or may be you meant the guy who is laying beneath with the shield with the star of David? ;D This is "Sviatoslav, prince of Rus, trampling a Khazar." Since Khazar has a symbol of Judaism on this shield, that statue was criticized in Russia for showing anti-semitic attitude. Aaaaah - sorry, yeah! I was surprised too, because it was written that he is Khazar warrior, but he is beating a Jew. Ok, I gotta change it! |
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Post by Asparuh on May 18, 2009 2:27:22 GMT 3
Hey !!!  Excelent posts.Finally someone except me post pictures here in the last three months. Very good ! Speak to you soon. |
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Post by thracianglad on May 20, 2009 19:57:45 GMT 3
Gerard Butler in the movie "Attila the Hun"  |
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Post by Asparuh on May 20, 2009 21:45:36 GMT 3
Wow ! Cool picture of Attila.I have watched the movie several times.Many says it's not showin the real facts about the Huns,but i like it.And about the picture of the horse-warrior : Yes,this is Svyatoslav of Kiev,who caused some problems of Bulgaria as well.He putted an end to the Khazar khanate and he probably died fighting with the Pechenegs.This is what the history facts tell. I have picture of the last days of Khan Asparuh,who died defending Bulgaria fignting with the Khazars on the east border near Dnyeper and Dnestur rivers.  |
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Post by thracianglad on May 21, 2009 20:01:25 GMT 3
Good one! I haven't seen it!  Asparuh in the movie the glory of the khan  Maybe this eagle belong to Asparuh, it is with Roman origin, but maybe it was captured in battle. On the eagle is wrote ISPOR, or Isperih the true name of Asparuh. Asparuh has Greek origin  |
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Post by hjernespiser on May 23, 2009 9:36:46 GMT 3
Changing things up a bit. Does this go into this thread or the thread of peoples influenced by steppe cultures? Is Tibet considered part of steppe cultures (it's Central Asian for sure and the Tibetan plateau is considered an alpine steppe). I found these images awhile ago and just thought of them tonight. These photos came from www3.utsidan.se/corax-e/travels/schizo2.htm They're of some Tibetan "war festival, full of horseracing, marksmanship from horseback, target shooting with crossbows all dressed up fantastic colorful traditional dress".     |
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Post by sarmat on May 23, 2009 22:34:06 GMT 3
Changing things up a bit. Does this go into this thread or the thread of peoples influenced by steppe cultures? Is Tibet considered part of steppe cultures (it's Central Asian for sure and the Tibetan plateau is considered an alpine steppe). I found these images awhile ago and just thought of them tonight. Apparently, some Tibetian tribes live nomadic style of life and culturally belong to the Great Steppe. |
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Post by Asparuh on May 24, 2009 2:22:06 GMT 3
Nice images.The ones of Asparuh are particularly good.
Again his armour show the Scytho-Sarmatian influence in the military clothing of the Bulgars.
About the Tibet people i don't know,they were conquered from the Mongols for some time,aren't they.
That's it.
Bye
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Post by hjernespiser on May 24, 2009 3:59:12 GMT 3
Yea, the Mongols were there, but I think the Tibetans had some sort of steppe empire/kingdom too before Chingis. I'm just remembering vaguely this information from Grouset's Empire of the Steppes.
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Post by thracianglad on May 24, 2009 13:28:27 GMT 3
Tibetan culture is beautiful and rich! |
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Post by sarmat on May 24, 2009 17:31:33 GMT 3
Yea, the Mongols were there, but I think the Tibetans had some sort of steppe empire/kingdom too before Chingis. I'm just remembering vaguely this information from Grouset's Empire of the Steppes. That is correct. Tibetians have a nomadic tradition that according to Chinese chronicles far predates the times of Genghis. Ancient Tibetian nomades were known as Qiangs to Chinese. This article gives some historical background. www.case.edu/affil/tibet/documents/TheWorldofTibetanNomadsSept14.pdf |
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Post by Subu'atai on May 30, 2009 15:33:00 GMT 3
There are still nomads in Tibet it seems
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Post by Temüjin on Jun 1, 2009 23:51:17 GMT 3
Nomadic lifestyle isn't necessarily a requirement for this Forum because Noamdic lifestyle exists all over the world and Tibet isn't exactly flat, open grassland.
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Post by hjernespiser on Jun 2, 2009 4:51:14 GMT 3
Tuva isn't exactly flat, open grassland either. I'm just going to take a wild guess that the flat areas of the Tibetan Plateau are larger in square footage (or hectares) than the flat areas of Tuva.
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Post by sarmat on Jun 2, 2009 18:53:22 GMT 3
Well. Mongolia isn't as well since large territories there are covered by mountains and forests. Needless to say that the mythical craddle of Turks are mountains of Altai...
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Excelent posts.Finally someone except me post pictures here in the last three months.
