What do you mean with originally? In AoS1 or in earlier editions? I don't know about earlier ones, but in AoS they were never stellar. When...
Close, but not quite there. Being an archer myself I consider that one of my stronger areas of knowledge, and I am pretty sure you are over...
Absolutely! It surprised me a bit back then, but the more I learned the clearer it became to me. There are many examples for that. That's one of...
Also an interesting video, this time by Skallagrim (also a HEMA guy and IIRC he studied a few semesters of either history or archaeology. He is a...
The evidence is (AFAIK) inconclusive about that. Remember that one of the very common things in all of history is: if someone does something and...
Here's a cool Spear vs. Sword video by Lindybeige: Noteworthy: All of those guys have a lot more experience with swords than with spears....
An interesting question. I would say: it depends on where, when, and what for. Imagine living in a 15th century medieval city. You are a civilian...
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...