11-27-2007, 12:51 PM
Do we have any evidence for how long spears were in the 3rd, 4th and 5th centuries AD?
Wondering because they often seem to be illustrated (and also reconstructed by some re-enactors looking at some pictures) as fairly long - well over man height in the 8' or longer region in some cases.
It was the illustration in the last issue of Ancient Warfare that promted me to think about it. (On which note was it just me or did those Alamanni have ND shield patterns?)
Wondering because they often seem to be illustrated (and also reconstructed by some re-enactors looking at some pictures) as fairly long - well over man height in the 8' or longer region in some cases.
It was the illustration in the last issue of Ancient Warfare that promted me to think about it. (On which note was it just me or did those Alamanni have ND shield patterns?)
Nik Gaukroger
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