11-30-2005, 10:58 PM
Quote:P.S. So does anyone have Terry Nix's website details?http://www.niximperial.com/
Quote:The much later Gododdin (6th Cent AD) refers to 'Dark Blue' armour too.
Some dismiss this as poetic rambling, some say it was the 'blue-ing process' of iron used by armourers, or the reflection of sky off of silvered/tinned armour.
I always thought it meant the 'icy' blue/grey colour of the hamata...
Perdur is also described as having a steel blade and emphasis is made on steel blades in other poetry such as the description of Arthur's men in Elergy for Geraint....steel is generally described as 'blue' ie steely blue.
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Arthes
Cristina
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The Hoplite Association
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The enemy is less likely to get wind of an advance of cavalry, if the orders for march were passed from mouth to mouth rather than announced by voice of herald, or public notice. Xenophon
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