Riesensaal
Welcome to the world of tournaments and knights high up on horseback. Inside the newly built Riesensaal, you can experience the spell of the knights’ games at the Electoral Saxon court in Dresden through the interplay of various suits of armour, tournament weaponry, and life-sized horse sculptures. The highlight of the tour is the magnificent “Herkulesharnisch”, which King Erik XIV of Sweden commissioned, when he asked for Queen Elizabeth I of England’s hand in marriage.
Introduction Dr. Marius Winzeler
Instructions for use
Herald's Staves, Armour for the German Joust
Six armours for the foot tourney
Tournament Group "Anzogenrennen"
Tournament Group "Pallienstechen"
Tournament Group "Fußturnier"
Boy's Armour and Boy's Halberd
Duke Friedrich Wilhelm I of Saxe-Weimar (1562-1602), Administrator of the Electorate of Saxony 1591-1601
Wehme, Zacharias (1558-1606) | Painter
Armours for the Foot Tourney Made for Elector Christian I of Saxony
Tournament Armour Made for Elector Christian I of Saxony
Parade Armour for Man and Horse Made for Electror Christian I of Saxony
Parade Armour with Armoured Saddle and Morion
Burgonet, Wheel-Lock Pistols, Armoured Saddle an Powder Flask
Parade Armour with Extra Breastplate
Wheel-Lock Pistols
Armour for the Field and Band Smallsword
Rapiers, Daggers and Band Smallswords
Rapiers and Daggers
Rapiers and Daggers
Pikeman's Pot and Shield, Rapiers and Dagger
Parade Armour for Man an Horse Crafted for King Erik XIV of Sweden
Parade Armour with Chamfron and Armoured Saddle
Parade Armour and Wheel-Lock Pistols
Boy's Armours and Boy's Weapons
Wheel-Lock Pistols and Bible
Field Armour of the Late 16th and Early 17th Cent.
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