almogavar
Sign in to savethumb|290px|Page 114r of the Chronicle of Muntaner|Chronicle of Ramon Muntaner, in which the war cries used by the Almogavars are described: "the Almogavars shout: Rise Iron!, Rise! ... What do we say? The battle was so strong and cruel, but in the end, all the Franks rose up in one cry: Aragon!, Aragon!"
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- Etymology
- Saracen origin of the term
- Christian adaptation
- Socioeconomic origin
- Description
- Requirements and military rank
- ''Adalid'' (leader)
- ''Almogavar a llom cavall'' (mounted Almogavar)
- ''Almocaden''
- Almogavar
- Historic military significance
- Tactics
- Presence in the Crown of Aragon
- Conquest
- War in Sicily and crusade against the Crown of Aragon
- Catalan Company
- Duchy of Athens
- Late period
- Presence in the Crown of Castile
- Kingdom of Jaen
- Conquest of Cordoba
- Border of Granada
- Granada war
- North Africa
- Other conflicts
- Almogavars in Portugal
- Decline
- Cultural and linguistic legacy
- Negative connotation of Almogavars
- Almogavar legacy in contemporary culture
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
thumb|290px|Page 114r of the Chronicle of Muntaner|Chronicle of Ramon Muntaner, in which the war cries used by the Almogavars are described: "the Almogavars shout: Rise Iron!, Rise! ... What do we say? The battle was so strong and cruel, but in the end, all the Franks rose up in one cry: Aragon!, Aragon!"
Almogavars (; ; ; ; originally ) is the name of a class of light infantry soldier that originated in the Crown of Aragon and was used in the later phases of the Reconquista, during the 13th and 14th centuries.