01-16-2006, 11:55 PM
Sounds to me as if the sword wasn´t the primary arms in the formations any longer. Maybe The oval shield is a suggestion that the spear is the offensive weapon and the spatha is more of what they call an armingsword in Medival classification. A secundary tool to use when formation is broken or you find yourself in more of a man to man type of combat as in a skirmish or duell.
This is just a late night thought from me, falling back on medival combat tactics.
This is just a late night thought from me, falling back on medival combat tactics.
