02-21-2013, 01:20 AM
I wouldn't put much faith in McBride's "squat" little Huns with "Mongoloid" features. By the time the Xiong-nu reached Europe, now as "Huns," they probably were an admixture of physical traits. Their swords were hardly any different than the Gothic or late Sarmatian ones, and might be best described as "Migration era." Even the Alemanni and Franks borrowed the design, and it extended (with its straight grip-check) into the medieval period as the "cruxiform" sword. ;-)
back to Benjamin,
That's a damned nice sword! :woot:
back to Benjamin,
That's a damned nice sword! :woot:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
