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An artist's impression of how Visigoth warriors may have looked in the 5th century CE.

An 1882 photograph of a group of Zulu warriors in front of a traditional kraal, an enclosure for cattle. The men carry the assegai short spear, long spears, and cowhide shields. British Library, London.

An artist's impression of how Visigoth warriors may have appeared in the 5th century CE.

"Warriors Fight a Wolf and Giant Snake" by Ernst Alpers. The modern relief depicts the Norse god Thor battling the wolf Fenrir and Jörmungandr, the Midgard Serpent. Hannover, Germany. 1867 CE.

An artist's depiction of Medieval Germanic warriors with captive soldiers. From the game Old World.

Basalt reliefs depicting Assyrian warriors of different ranks in procession with a royal chariot led by the commander-in-chief of the Assyrian army. The reliefs were acquired and gathered during the years 1848, 1946, 1948...

Drawing of a group of warriors from the Bornu Empire. Drawing taken from "The earth and its inhabitants, Vol. III, West Africa" by Elisee Reclus (1830 -1905 CE) 1892 CE. From the Schomburg Center for Research in Black...

In Germanic society, the surest route to wealth, status and power was success in battle. Its most important institution was the comitatus or war band, the personal retinue of elite warriors that every king...

This is a detail of the so-called "War Scene" of the Standard of Ur. This detail is part of the left half of the middle register. Here, six Sumerian soldiers stand and stride to the...

A 14th century CE illustration of Mongol mounted archers in battle. (National Library, Berlin)