2024-04-10 11:43:30
Polish metal detector hunter and YouTuber content creator Patryk Chmielewski, aka “Professor Detectorist” (lit. Professor Detektorininkas), made one of his most interesting discoveries last month: he discovered a part of the 17th century. hussar armor.
Fragments of armor in surprisingly good condition testify to an interesting period of European history in Poland and beyond. For more than three centuries, the armor lay about 60 cm below the surface of the earth.
Hussars were light cavalry on fast horses. Hussars were skilled horsemen who were selected from among the richest Lithuanian and Polish nobles. They were well known for the “wings” they carried on their backs or attached to their saddles. These wings were created by placing eagle feathers in wooden wing-shaped frames. The noise made during the deployment of these additional attachments was supposed to frighten the enemy’s horses.
The hussars, who liked colorful costumes, also wore skins of leopards or similar animals, which were used as cloaks to cover their armor.
Mr. Chmielewski found the armor using a metal detector in a plowed field in Mikulovici, Poland. At a depth of about 60 cm, he found several pieces of metal, which he took to the regional monument preservation service.
The press release confirms that the pieces of metal found by Mr. Chmielewski are part of hussar armor.
“The armor is incomplete, the main element of the cuirass, which consists of the chest and back parts of the vest, as well as one of the shoulder armor, is missing,” says Dr. Marek Florek from the branch of the Monument Protection Service of the Sandomierz Voivodeship. – [Tačiau rastas] left shoulder armor, both forearm armor (eng. bracers, Lrytas.lt past.), and a semi-circular helmet, that is, a helmet with two so-called cheeks and a so-called clavicle, protecting the neck and back of the head.”
The armor is unadorned, indicating that it was made locally, most likely by order of a local nobleman. Scientists believe that they date back to the 17th century.
“Based on the shape of the helmet, we can say with high probability that [šarvai] is from the 17th century. of the first half, – the press release quoted a researcher from Marie Curie-Skłodowska University. “They are a little rusty, and only after conservation work will we be able to more precisely determine the date of their manufacture.”
After conservation, the armor will travel to the Sandomierz Castle Museum, Arkeonews writes.
2024-04-10 11:43:30