Sub-Roman Britain (Cavalry etc)

[Kolba]

Speaking about Edicius victory over Visigoths, don't forget that both Anglo-Saxons and Britons used propaganda methods. We know that writer noted in Anglo-Saxon chronicle, that in the year 457 at battle of Crecanford four thousand Britons were massacred, in the year 508 - five thousand with their king Natanleod, in the year 614 - two thousand and forty-six. We also know that Northumbrians massacred 1000 Briton monks in the year 613. There are lots of similiar informations in Anglo-Saxon chronicle. These numbers are simply results of germanic propaganda. And vice versa, probably eighteen victorious horsemen of Edicius also appeared as part of British propaganda, meant to set to show the success of leaders, which did not require the enormous armies. It is simply impossible to defeat whole army with only eighteen warriors, even if they are very well armed. I laughed when I have read that Britons won the battle 'because of sneak attacks and javelin fire'. The question is - how many javelins they had if they wanted to defeat Visigoths? Few thousands?