Another time, another latitude, no snow for Day 6 of this Advent Calendar. Let's go to Middle-East! Today we have a look at some medieval Muslim foot soldiers.
These men are part of the Ayyubid army, in the 12th century AD. The Ayyubid dynasty was a Muslim Dynasty founded by Saladin who abolished the Fatimid caliphate in 1171. Starting in Egypt, the Ayyubid created a vast empire including Syria, a part of north Africa, Hejaz, Yemen. They also conquered most of the Crusader states, including the kingdom of Jerusalem.
We can see them in action at the entrance of a small village.
Wait, wasn't there a goat ? I think we already saw this one in the pages of this blog.
The figures have been painting from time to time in the past three years, the last ones were made in 2020. They are meant to be part of my Ayyubid army against the crusaders.
Some Ayyubid knights can be seen here.
My (complete) crusader army is there.
The regular visitors will have recognized the goat that travels through time and space, rarely seen these days (I don't remember the last time :)).
The newest element in this scene is the house, that I've painted yesterday. Simple but nice (I think). This is a resin model that I bought a long time ago. I will try to create (scrath-building) some more to have a real village.
Hope you're not fed up with this calendar. See you tomorrow for day 7 :)
