Айдар/ Aydar - "is a traditional male hairstyle of the nomadic peoples of the Great Eurasian Steppe"
"Such a man's hairstyle was perceived by the Tengrians as a talisman of protection. "
"Such a man's hairstyle was perceived by the Tengrians as a talisman of protection. "
Aydar was one of the main haircuts of the Ukrainian Cossack Sich.
Aydars were also worn by Sarmatian and Scythian warriors.
"E. Bondar notes the kinship of the famous hairstyle of the Grand Duke Svyatoslav and the Cossacks with the forelocks of Indian Kshatriyas, Hittites, ancient Armenians, old Mongol warriors."
"E. Bondar notes the kinship of the famous hairstyle of the Grand Duke Svyatoslav and the Cossacks with the forelocks of Indian Kshatriyas, Hittites, ancient Armenians, old Mongol warriors."
A similar hairstyle was worn by the Kiev prince Svyatoslav Igorevich - the legendary destroyer of the Khazar Kaganate
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