Hat Industries 28018 Andalusian Light Cavalry 28mm

On the territory of the Iberian Peninsula in the period of the 11th-12th centuries, i.e. around the period in which the famous El Cid lived (actually: Rodrigo Diaz de Vivat), there were several Christian monarchies, including the kingdoms of Leon, Castile and Aragon. These states, being in an alliance, but often also on their own, conducted a reconquista (Sp. reconquista), that is, they reflected the lands of the Iberian Peninsula from the hands of Muslims. In the 11th-12th centuries, it was primarily a fight against the state created by the Berber dynasty of Almoravids. Cavalry played a key role in the Christian reconquista armies. It is worth adding that due to the tactics used by the enemy, as well as the topography of the terrain, light cavalry played a very important role in this ride, the role of which was much greater than, for example, in France or the German Empire. It was armed primarily with spears and bows, and used swords as a side weapon. Defensive armament was inevitably