Based on people who practice HEMA: Yes. 1on1 even a beginner spearman can fight a medium level swordsman or even two. That's what most of them...
Oh and btw something else that many people don't know: The uniform look that we see in many movie armies.... wasn't a thing for the most part of...
The Persian kingdom was not desert for the most part. So probably not. Range and ease of use are the main parts. They are also cheap and easy to...
I don't want to make that accusation to be honest. There is a LOT of misconceptions around about historical things. (I would also say that this is...
I hate to be the party pooper, but swords like the one pictured didn't exist until a thousand years later. The romans were defeated, but not using...
There seem to be examples for that, but also examples that seem to prove the opposite. Most likely both existed. We know that especially late...
I never heard of that story before, and if it really happened (reports from medieval times are often not perfectly accurate) it is a very cool...
So, about that armor. Can a medieval cuirass stop a rifle bullet? There are LOADS of videos on Youtube about that. And most of them hurt because...
Yep. And that leads to an important point about armor and its effectiveness. I'll get to that in a minute.
Ill quote you over in this thread, since that's a good point. (please continue the discussion there)...
So, about those Knights, or more precisely: People fighting in heavy armor, which might have been Knights, or "Men-at-arms". Of course it heavily...
I'll quote a few posts from another thread, discussing Knights and their armor:
Hey y'all Since it is brought up now and then when discussing Warhammer rules or similar stuff I'd like to have this thread going to discuss...
Yep, but our OT stuff is usually fun and interesting to read! :D I will create a "medieval facts" thread soon though, as I am very interested in...
In defense of the crane picture: There were indeed such cranes, and there was indeed armor that was so heavy that it was very hard to move while...
Except that is a myth. A Knight was the elite warrior of his time. They were trained and perfectly able to fight on foot, and many of them did....
The thing about the name "Saurus Knights" is probably that the person who chose it has no clue what the word Knight means. They don't realize that...
Has anyone of y'all seen the TV show "Taboo"? Any opinions on it? I finished the first season a few days ago and I think it was fairly well done.
In fact I think GW wouldn't do it because it would hurt SCE sales. Lizards in golden armor would just look too frickin' awesome. :D
Looking good!