06-05-2008, 02:22 AM
That a was a cool bit of video. Thanks for posting that.
I noticed that the "Triarii" seem to be holding their spears very far back along the shaft, supported along the forearm. I've seen this described in Richard Underwood's "Anglo-Saxon Weapons and Warfare", and also in I.P. Stephenson's "Roman Infantry Equipment: The Later Empire"--is this how people are recreating an underarm hold now?
I noticed that the "Triarii" seem to be holding their spears very far back along the shaft, supported along the forearm. I've seen this described in Richard Underwood's "Anglo-Saxon Weapons and Warfare", and also in I.P. Stephenson's "Roman Infantry Equipment: The Later Empire"--is this how people are recreating an underarm hold now?
Robert Sulentic
Uti possedetis.
Uti possedetis.