03-25-2014, 11:31 PM
If you read Simonenko, he makes an argument for the use of couched lances by Sarmatians. Personally, I think he's correct. If not Sarmatians, then also Sassanians , Romans... not to forget the Chinese. A lot of ancient iconography is stereotyped, the old two-handed position. But the reality, I'm convinced, was different. The "only with stirrups" idea went out with full-screen movies. It's a Blue-Ray generation, folks. :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
