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The Abandonment of the Gladius for the Spatha - Why?
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04-11-2006, 01:50 PM
How about a tall people using a short blade weapon. That would be a nice counter-exmaple. The Zulus come to my mind. They invented a short staff stabing weapon that was quite revolutionary when everyone then and there used thrusting spears. The Zulus put a premium on closing the distance and going in for a stab rather than wasting time poking with a spear. They were tall and yet they went for the relatively short distance stab. They were quite successful at it too.
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connolly\'s banal theory - by Goffredo - 04-10-2006, 08:44 AM
connolley on shortness - by Goffredo - 04-10-2006, 10:02 AM
how about - by Goffredo - 04-10-2006, 11:24 AM
even better a taller people using... - by Goffredo - 04-11-2006, 01:50 PM
East & West - by Celer - 07-27-2006, 03:42 PM
of course, unlikely - by Goffredo - 07-29-2006, 06:11 AM

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