08-01-2008, 01:52 AM
I don't know much about Roman arrowheads, but that sounds possible. Are these types of arrows found in the same contexts?
Every bow-bearing culture seems to develop different sizes and shapes of arrowheads for different purposes (light, conical arrowheads to shoot long distances; heavy, leaf-bladed or barbed ones to kill at close range, etc.) Unfortunately, they were rarely courtious enough to explain why they used each type in writing! And sometimes different styles were just a matter of taste.
I think there is a theory that Medieval bodkins, at least, were an 'all purpose' arrow that could carry medium distances and wound unarmoured men.
Every bow-bearing culture seems to develop different sizes and shapes of arrowheads for different purposes (light, conical arrowheads to shoot long distances; heavy, leaf-bladed or barbed ones to kill at close range, etc.) Unfortunately, they were rarely courtious enough to explain why they used each type in writing! And sometimes different styles were just a matter of taste.
I think there is a theory that Medieval bodkins, at least, were an 'all purpose' arrow that could carry medium distances and wound unarmoured men.
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I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
