01-30-2013, 08:26 AM
Alanus wrote:
Were horse archers still an important component of Roxolani warfare or were they all "contus bearers". Just an extra thought! I often feel that Sarmatians and Iazyges being herders, the use of the lasso as a weapon is underrated. See link below
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hunnen.jpg
Huns in battle with the Alans, 1870s engraving after a drawing by Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805–1880).
Quote:I'm a Roxolanus by penchant, and have studied the eastern group for more than a decade. They were in no fashion related to the Iaz.Which brings me to my next question as I see you have a passion for archery.
Were horse archers still an important component of Roxolani warfare or were they all "contus bearers". Just an extra thought! I often feel that Sarmatians and Iazyges being herders, the use of the lasso as a weapon is underrated. See link below
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hunnen.jpg
Huns in battle with the Alans, 1870s engraving after a drawing by Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805–1880).
Michael Kerr
"You can conquer an empire from the back of a horse but you can't rule it from one"
"You can conquer an empire from the back of a horse but you can't rule it from one"