Help support TMP


"Various Accounts Remind of How the Spanish Had ..." Topic


1 Post

All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.

Please do not post offers to buy and sell on the main forum.

For more information, see the TMP FAQ.


Back to the Renaissance Media Message Board


Areas of Interest

Renaissance

Featured Hobby News Article


Featured Link


Featured Ruleset

Song of Drums and Tomahawks


Rating: gold star gold star gold star gold star gold star gold star gold star gold star gold star 


Featured Showcase Article

Oddzial Osmy's 15mm Teutonic Crossbowmen 1410

The next Teutonic Knights unit - Crossbowmen!


Featured Workbench Article


911 hits since 17 Feb 2017
©1994-2024 Bill Armintrout
Comments or corrections?


TMP logo

Membership

Please sign in to your membership account, or, if you are not yet a member, please sign up for your free membership account.
Tango0117 Feb 2017 9:30 p.m. PST

…Battled a Mythical Aztec Giant During their Conquest.

"Many ancient texts remind of the fabled giants, but they are also heard of in folklore tales from different parts of the world. Probably the most renowned document attesting these mystic beings is the Bible, where it's mentioned about Goliath, Og and the Nephilim. These giants were clearly not suffering from any disease, because they lived for a great span of time, and performed incommensurable deeds.

We don't see many living giants now, and this could be in part because they were wiped out by humans across the millennia. However, records dating back a few hundreds of years remind of the time when the Europeans met one of these gigantic beings.

Codex Rios, also known as Codex Vatican A, is a manuscript which compiles translations from earlier texts written during the Spanish colonial era. It features an intriguing illustration of a group of Aztec warriors subduing a gigantic humanoid with it's bowels on the outside. The bottom of the drawing reveals its name – Quinametzin, translated as ‘One of the Old Ones.'…"
Main page
link

Amicalement
Armand

Sorry - only verified members can post on the forums.