10-11-2013, 11:22 AM
Alanus wrote:
You will have to post some images of the armour, should be interesting. BTW regarding your earlier post warning to be careful about Bachrach's book "History of the Alans in the West." August Alemany is very critical of a lot of Bachrach's assumptions about the Alans in his book & he is not afraid to point them out. For example he points out that Bachrach has Saul fighting for Stilicho at the battle of Verona a few years after dying at the Battle of Pollentia because of mistranslation of Claudian's last poem. Just one of many errors he seems to find in Bachrach's book. Apparently Saul upset his Christian allies at Pollentia by attacking the Goths on Good Friday.
Regards
Michael Kerr
Quote: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.
You will have to post some images of the armour, should be interesting. BTW regarding your earlier post warning to be careful about Bachrach's book "History of the Alans in the West." August Alemany is very critical of a lot of Bachrach's assumptions about the Alans in his book & he is not afraid to point them out. For example he points out that Bachrach has Saul fighting for Stilicho at the battle of Verona a few years after dying at the Battle of Pollentia because of mistranslation of Claudian's last poem. Just one of many errors he seems to find in Bachrach's book. Apparently Saul upset his Christian allies at Pollentia by attacking the Goths on Good Friday.
Regards
Michael Kerr
Michael Kerr
"You can conquer an empire from the back of a horse but you can't rule it from one"
"You can conquer an empire from the back of a horse but you can't rule it from one"
