Carroccio
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A carroccio was a large four-wheeled wagon bearing the city signs around which the militia of the medieval communes gathered and fought. It was particularly common among the Lombard, Tuscan and, more
The carroccio of Milan on an ancient miniature
The carroccio of Legnano, a history painting by Amos Cassioli (1832–1891)
The Battle of Legnano by Massimo d'Azeglio, 1831. In the background, the cross and the city signs are positioned on the carroccio.
Plaque commemorates the departure of the carroccio in San Simpliciano church towards Legnano just before the homonymous battle.
Battle of Legnano
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The battle of Legnano was a battle between the imperial army of Frederick Barbarossa and the troops of the Lombard League on 29 May 1176, near the town of Legnano, in present-day Lombardy, Italy. Alth
Carroccio
…was placed in the community church, with the "martinella" which was positioned on the civic tower of the city. The carroccio was the protagonist in the battle of Legnano on 29 May 1176, during which it was defended, according to legend, by the Company of Death led by Alberto da Giussano, a fictional character who actually…
Contemporary fresco depicting the Doctrine of the two swords, ca. 1130, Regensburg-Prüfening Klosterkirche St. Georg
Frederick Barbarossa from a relief of the Porta Romana in Milan, ca. 1171
Frederick Barbarossa kneeling before Henry the Lion at Chiavenna