Battlecry

[tlclark]

If I recall well, Maurice advices only the word 'nobiscum'. Of course, it is intended for 'Deus nobiscum' but it is only one word and easier to control. Moreover, you it's a long word and you can modulate it from lower to higher sound while charging.<br>
We've started to use it for our cuneus<br>
On the other side, saying only 'nobiscum', every soldier ccould imagine Christus, Mithras, Iovis or whoever he liked going in front...<br>

That's very clever. I like it. Kyrie Eleison is very popular among later Byzantine texts across the population. I suspect that more than a few soldiers would have used that. particularly in desperate moments.