06-21-2009, 06:55 PM
What offers the best protection - a fast manouverable horse plus a bow and arrow.
It's hard to be definitive about these things. Against a spear I would want another spear to parry with. The large scutum I'm using here was snapped in half by the first blow from a padded spear used at speed.
Against a sword it probably doesn't matter.
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Against several infantrymen a large shield protects one side of you nicely.
Generally I sit in the middle of the arena and various riders take it in turns to try and land a blow. I try and show them my shielded side, which involves riding backwards and trying to read their attact.
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It's easier to hit targets without shields.
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It's hard to be definitive about these things. Against a spear I would want another spear to parry with. The large scutum I'm using here was snapped in half by the first blow from a padded spear used at speed.
Against a sword it probably doesn't matter.
[attachment=1:wzvqj3gz]<!-- ia1 Kinneil.jpg<!-- ia1 [/attachment:wzvqj3gz]
Against several infantrymen a large shield protects one side of you nicely.
Generally I sit in the middle of the arena and various riders take it in turns to try and land a blow. I try and show them my shielded side, which involves riding backwards and trying to read their attact.
[attachment=2:wzvqj3gz]<!-- ia2 Sewerby fight.JPG<!-- ia2 [/attachment:wzvqj3gz]
It's easier to hit targets without shields.
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John Conyard
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A member of Comitatus Late Roman
Reconstruction Group
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