09-03-2009, 04:25 AM
Looking at Connolly's overhead view of a pike formation in his sarissa article (Figure 7 I think) I almost wonder if he drew them in the side-on stance because it was necessary to fit his figures in synapsimos? He could have copied the stance to his figures in wider order without thinking.
A standard fighting stance with one foot forward and the feet not in line seems to make the most sense. Its apparently what the surviving Medieval and Renaissance manuals teach, although medieval pikemen didn't carry a shield.
A standard fighting stance with one foot forward and the feet not in line seems to make the most sense. Its apparently what the surviving Medieval and Renaissance manuals teach, although medieval pikemen didn't carry a shield.
Nullis in verba
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.
