04-03-2013, 02:48 AM
Quote:I'm not willing to go that far yet, especially because we have some evidence for 'fabric' standards, which seem far more like a windsock than a brilliant battle standard.I am not disputing that dracones (and I use the term to include those with and without animal heads) had the appearance of and acted like windsocks, i.e., that air passed through a fabric tube causing it to extend and flutter about. My point is that 'windsock' has connotations of purpose for which no evidence in the ancient world has been adduced. Therefore, we should be careful about using the word.
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
