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English: Crusaders bombard Nicaea with heads in 1097.

Literature:

  • David Nicolle, Medieval Siege Weapons (1): Western Europe AD 585-1385, Osprey Publishing, 2002, p. 21.
Deutsch: Belagerung von Nikäa. Kreuzfahrer schleudern die Köpfe getöteter Feinde in die Stadt. Miniatur aus dem 13. Jahrhundert
Date 13th century
date QS:P,+1250-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
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miniature from BNF MS Fr 2630 f.22v. bnf.fr[1]

better quality: [2]
Author anonymous master (French school)
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