08-25-2011, 01:25 PM
@Magnus, I see your points. We are very very few with even less full kit at most we had 4, so in our very limited experience when we practiced thrusting from behind the shield we DID overextend our arms (considering your reach), even those of us very used to sword and shield (which was my case).
So do you believe that battles against a legion would be longer (over the day) than latter medieval battles? Would that be due to effective/patient fighting?
On the re-enactor side you feel that the use of wrist protection is unwarranted?
So do you believe that battles against a legion would be longer (over the day) than latter medieval battles? Would that be due to effective/patient fighting?
On the re-enactor side you feel that the use of wrist protection is unwarranted?
