{"product_id":"alm-14b","title":"ALM-14B - Officer\/Drummer  | John Jenkins Designs","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eALM-14B – Almoravid Officer and Drummer | John Jenkins Designs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the 11th and 12th centuries, the Almoravids established themselves as a major military and political power across North Africa and parts of medieval Spain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe movement originated in southern Morocco under Ibn Yasin, combining religious devotion with a strong military tradition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy 1070, the Almoravids had established their capital at Marrakesh, which became the centre of their expanding territories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir intervention in the Iberian Peninsula brought them into conflict with several Christian kingdoms during the period associated with El Cid and the Reconquista.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Almoravid army included a variety of military formations, represented within the John Jenkins Designs collection by cavalrymen, infantry, archers and command figures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eALM-14B – Almoravid Officer and Drummer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by John Jenkins Designs is a two-figure set featuring an officer and drummer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis B variation depicts the figures wearing brown clothing, providing an alternative to the black-clothed ALM-14A release.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe two figures can be displayed alongside the manufacturer's other Almoravid soldiers to create a more complete representation of the military forces operating in medieval Spain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart of the John Jenkins Designs The Crusades – El Cid and the Reconquista collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow available from The Military Workshop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Jenkins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53243233567002,"sku":"ALM-14B","price":144.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/0154\/0890\/files\/ALM-14B.jpg?v=1793184590","url":"https:\/\/themilitaryworkshop.com\/products\/alm-14b","provider":"The Military Workshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}