07-01-2013, 04:27 AM
To Dain II,
I'm not going to argue the point, but to me there is a continuity in not only splint greaves but also the actual cultures, straight from the far eastern/Siberian area in the Bronze Age right into Middle Age period in Eastern Europe (particularly Poland and Ukraine). The point is moot, perhaps, but it can only be accurately argued by professional anthropologists. I'm here on RAT as a reenactor, not in a professional capacity, and I'm too old to split hairs.
I'm not going to argue the point, but to me there is a continuity in not only splint greaves but also the actual cultures, straight from the far eastern/Siberian area in the Bronze Age right into Middle Age period in Eastern Europe (particularly Poland and Ukraine). The point is moot, perhaps, but it can only be accurately argued by professional anthropologists. I'm here on RAT as a reenactor, not in a professional capacity, and I'm too old to split hairs.
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb