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==High Middle Ages== | ==High Middle Ages== | ||
Spanning from [[917]]-[[1575]], warfare in the High Middle Ages in what is now [[Burgundie]] was characterized by mercenaries and countless petty conflicts between the numerous kings, princes, military orders, | Spanning from [[917]]-[[1575]], warfare in the High Middle Ages in what is now [[Burgundie]] was characterized by mercenaries and countless petty conflicts between the numerous kings, princes, military orders, mercantile leagues, bishops, and archbishops that ruled the coast of [[Kingdom of Dericania|Dericania]]. The major military milestones of this era that drove small arms development were the War of the Three Princes (1071), resulting in the establishment of the Kingdom of Gassavelia; the [[Crusades]] in [[Sarpedon]] (1095–1291), in [[Audonia]] (1167–1428), in modern [[Yonderre]] (1458-1574). The era is considered to have ended with the conclusion of the [[Great Confessional War]]. | ||
===Polearms=== | ===Polearms=== | ||
With the fall of regional power brokers like Alvaria, the Principality of Eagavix, and the Bishopric of Rabascall, in the 930s and the establishment of the far off and overarching [[Kingdom of Dericania|Eastern Kingdom of the Levantines]], the {{wpl|monopoly on violence}} devolved to the local fief lords. These changed combat and therefore the type of small arms used immensely. Gone were the well-funded mercenary armies of the upper nobility, instead they were replaced by the {{wpl|knight-service}} rabble of farmers and serfs. Because the lowest level vassals were responsible for the equipment of their own soldiers it often fell to the lowest common denominator and farming equipment was repurposed in times of war into a myriad of polearms. | With the fall of regional power brokers like Alvaria, the Principality of Eagavix, and the Bishopric of Rabascall, in the 930s and the establishment of the far off and overarching [[Kingdom of Dericania|Eastern Kingdom of the Levantines]], the {{wpl|monopoly on violence}} devolved to the local fief lords. These changed combat and therefore the type of small arms used immensely. Gone were the well-funded mercenary armies of the upper nobility, instead they were replaced by the {{wpl|knight-service}} rabble of farmers and serfs. Because the lowest level vassals were responsible for the equipment of their own soldiers it often fell to the lowest common denominator and farming equipment was repurposed in times of war into a myriad of polearms. | ||
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[[Category:History of Burgundie]] | [[Category:History of Burgundie]] | ||
[[Category:Burgoignesc Security Forces]] | [[Category:Burgoignesc Security Forces]] | ||
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