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Later Roman spear length
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11-29-2007, 06:55 AM
Late roman infantry seems to have fight with the lance overarm. IMO it's more effective in an infantry vs infantry combat, this way you can use your scutum in percussion in full strenght. Fighting with the spear underarm is very static, and I think good only versus cavalry. So spear shouldn't be too long, I would say around 2 meters.

There is some iconographical evidence of this overarm fight. Here on the arch of Constantine:
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"O niurt Ambrois ri Frangc ocus Brethan Letha."
"By the strenght of Ambrosius, king of the Franks and the Armorican Bretons."
Lebor Bretnach, Irish manuscript of the Historia Brittonum.
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Later Roman spear length - by Nicholas Gaukroger - 11-27-2007, 12:51 PM
Re: Later Roman spear length - by Robert Vermaat - 11-27-2007, 08:07 PM
Re: Later Roman spear length - by Robert Vermaat - 11-28-2007, 12:17 AM
Re: Later Roman spear length - by Iagoba - 11-28-2007, 12:57 PM
Re: Later Roman spear length - by Robert Vermaat - 11-28-2007, 01:20 PM
Re: Later Roman spear length - by FAVENTIANVS - 11-28-2007, 11:44 PM
Re: Later Roman spear length - by PMBardunias - 11-29-2007, 12:01 AM
Re: Later Roman spear length - by Agraes - 11-29-2007, 06:55 AM
Re: Later Roman spear length - by Robert Vermaat - 11-29-2007, 10:35 AM
Re: Later Roman spear length - by Robert Vermaat - 11-29-2007, 10:37 AM
Re: Later Roman spear length - by Robert Vermaat - 11-29-2007, 02:52 PM
Re: Later Roman spear length - by PMBardunias - 11-29-2007, 05:55 PM
Re: Later Roman spear length - by Robert Vermaat - 11-30-2007, 10:26 AM
Re: Later Roman spear length - by Agraes - 11-30-2007, 02:15 PM
Re: Later Roman spear length - by PMBardunias - 11-30-2007, 06:48 PM
Late Roman Spears - by Paullus Scipio - 11-30-2007, 10:52 PM
Re: Later Roman spear length - by PMBardunias - 12-01-2007, 02:53 AM
Re: Later Roman spear length - by Robert Vermaat - 12-01-2007, 08:39 PM
Re: Late Roman Spears - by Mithras - 12-04-2007, 06:25 PM
Re: Later Roman spear length - by Lothia - 12-04-2007, 08:12 PM
Re: Later Roman spear length - by Bran ap Maclou - 12-04-2007, 08:16 PM
Re: Later Roman spear length - by Robert Vermaat - 12-05-2007, 11:14 AM
Late Roman Spear - by Paullus Scipio - 12-05-2007, 07:55 PM

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