08-29-2011, 10:22 PM
Quote:Now, can anyone explain to me that while the arm did perhaps not need protection, but the leg apparently did, why the feet were not protected at all? hock:
I would think that's because aiming for the foot is generally a bad idea -- your weapon will almost certainly get caught (briefly or otherwise) in the ground, leaving you (or at least your arm) vulnerable. But I'm not much of a sword wielder, so...
Quote: The Maiden Castle skulls have been thoroughly examined and published. It is absolutely certain that the wounds were received through sword slashes. See:
R.E.M. Wheeler, Maiden Castle, Dorset, London 1943.
...etc.
I think the point Magnus was making wasn't that we don't know if swords were used, but what context they were used... Were these skulls damaged while fighting toe-to-toe with the Roman line? Or were they killed after the battle - deserters or prisoners, perhaps? Or maybe the badly wounded being dispatched?
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Ross
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Ross
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