05-28-2010, 07:08 AM
I had understood TC to have been created with, shall we say, "artistic licence", i.e each type of soldier is represented artistically, rather than accurately, and in a very standardised manner, which of course gave rise to all those lovely old misconceptions, so beloved of Hollywood and some reenactors. :lol:
So far we've looked at various British groups for inspiration on clothing...The Vicus being an obvious example. We didn't think there would be much difference in the overall appearance of a Briton and a Germanic tribesman, although i am given to understand that the Germanics used a lot of patterned material, cheques/stripes and so on. Anyone got an opinion on whether this is accurate or not? For 'basic tribesman', we're going to go with thorsbjerg kit, and of course, appropriate footwear, armament consisting of a shield (all the usual shapes) and a spear, or a bow. Armour, helmets, and swords are going to be few, and we are also going to use some roman army kit, as we believe was the practice in Germanic society.
I don't doubt for a minute that the term foederati is much more common in the later period, i just think it's a bit of a reenactor-ism to only use it in that context.
//Adrian
So far we've looked at various British groups for inspiration on clothing...The Vicus being an obvious example. We didn't think there would be much difference in the overall appearance of a Briton and a Germanic tribesman, although i am given to understand that the Germanics used a lot of patterned material, cheques/stripes and so on. Anyone got an opinion on whether this is accurate or not? For 'basic tribesman', we're going to go with thorsbjerg kit, and of course, appropriate footwear, armament consisting of a shield (all the usual shapes) and a spear, or a bow. Armour, helmets, and swords are going to be few, and we are also going to use some roman army kit, as we believe was the practice in Germanic society.
I don't doubt for a minute that the term foederati is much more common in the later period, i just think it's a bit of a reenactor-ism to only use it in that context.
//Adrian
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