Prodromoi

[Anonymous]

This Scotish woman sed did tryed the Macedonian tactic as you can see! :lol:
Tactic
Bareback & one hand. :wink:

This picture suggests to me that using such a long lance is a waste of effort - nearly half of it is behind the rider.

There is no reason why cavalry should not use lances two-handed - as Arthes mentioned in passing, it was done with the Contos.

It may be that we re-enactors use lances which are unnecessarily heavy - we tend to want them to last! Nearly every Hoplite re-enactor I know started out with a spear-shaft much thicker than the art suggests and I think this happens in all of re-enactment. Contrarily, the (gebuine) lances of the 19th Century are remarkable for their slimness. With such slim shafts, the length could easily be increased, but using something the length of a sarissa would have serious drawbacks and little to recommend it, unless the cavalry rode in phalanx, or something very like it. I don't discount such a possibility.

Paul