This book is the first attempt at a comprehensive study of the military history of the medieval Korela tribe. Against the background of wide historical parallels with the involvement of a wide range of sources - chronicles, chronicles and Scandinavian sagas, materials of epic legends and archaeological excavations - a detailed picture of the evolution of the military organization of the korela until the end of the 15th century is presented, the inner world of a medieval warrior is shown, the main features and trends in the development of the korela's military arsenal are determined, typology of weapons from the monuments of the North-West Ladoga. For everyone who is interested in the history of Karelia and the military history of the Middle Ages.