10-11-2013, 05:00 AM
Hello, All
The "unnamed" Alan leader who died at Pollentia was Saul. He was appointed Magister Equitum by Stilicho less than 24 hours before he died. Perhaps the "shortest" career Alan in history. No pun intended, but evidently he wasn't a tall man yet agile. :-)
When Tacitus gave us the picture of Roxolani so weighted down by their armor that they couldn't get to their feet on the ice, he was not pulling our leg. I just received a new set of Alanic armor-- lamellar body with scale skirts and upper arm protectors. It weighs so much that I need a "thane" or "man" to help me tie myself into it. Back then, what did they call such a helper anyway? :unsure:
It's hard being a "shining Alan" when your armor is rusty. It came from Poland via container ship, a 2 month ride across salt water. I thought it was lost, no confirmation of the tracking number. Patryk at Lycia thought it was lost also. I'm just glad it arrived. Don't know why a guy named Alan chose to portray an Alan. Maybe I'm reincarnated from some character once living in the Ili River Valley. (That will get Robert Vermaat to chuckling.)
illy: :whistle:
The "unnamed" Alan leader who died at Pollentia was Saul. He was appointed Magister Equitum by Stilicho less than 24 hours before he died. Perhaps the "shortest" career Alan in history. No pun intended, but evidently he wasn't a tall man yet agile. :-)
When Tacitus gave us the picture of Roxolani so weighted down by their armor that they couldn't get to their feet on the ice, he was not pulling our leg. I just received a new set of Alanic armor-- lamellar body with scale skirts and upper arm protectors. It weighs so much that I need a "thane" or "man" to help me tie myself into it. Back then, what did they call such a helper anyway? :unsure:
It's hard being a "shining Alan" when your armor is rusty. It came from Poland via container ship, a 2 month ride across salt water. I thought it was lost, no confirmation of the tracking number. Patryk at Lycia thought it was lost also. I'm just glad it arrived. Don't know why a guy named Alan chose to portray an Alan. Maybe I'm reincarnated from some character once living in the Ili River Valley. (That will get Robert Vermaat to chuckling.)
illy: :whistle:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
