02-18-2010, 02:23 PM
Agraes,
Thank-you for the response. However I should like to bring up the fact that I don't really think comparing Picts to Britons is a fair comparson. Picts and Britons had two different fighting styles. Picts struck like lightning and then ran away. Britons struck hard, struck fast, and followed up the first attack with more and more charges. Also, the Alans, whom you compare the Bretons too, didn't just swarm their opponents with javelins, once they were out of javelins and the enemy disorderly and confused they charged into the thick of it. Also I know a game isn't a good comparison for tactics and strength, I just meant for apperace. (And I actually have downloaded Arthurian, briliant job by the way) And leather scales or llamelar doesn't change a thing but the materials.
Carvetia,
Thank-you for the help, I now realise that the "hue of swans" part was poetic license, but perhaps the shagginess of the fur is a better lead. Either way keep up the good work!
Ron,
Your ideas about the intermidiate stages are interesting, chances are this intermidiate stage is the cavalry of the Britons, which brings up all sorts of interesting things to dicuss. While I realise we can't glean much from Y Gododdin I don't think we've finished with it yet....
Thank-you for the response. However I should like to bring up the fact that I don't really think comparing Picts to Britons is a fair comparson. Picts and Britons had two different fighting styles. Picts struck like lightning and then ran away. Britons struck hard, struck fast, and followed up the first attack with more and more charges. Also, the Alans, whom you compare the Bretons too, didn't just swarm their opponents with javelins, once they were out of javelins and the enemy disorderly and confused they charged into the thick of it. Also I know a game isn't a good comparison for tactics and strength, I just meant for apperace. (And I actually have downloaded Arthurian, briliant job by the way) And leather scales or llamelar doesn't change a thing but the materials.
Carvetia,
Thank-you for the help, I now realise that the "hue of swans" part was poetic license, but perhaps the shagginess of the fur is a better lead. Either way keep up the good work!
Ron,
Your ideas about the intermidiate stages are interesting, chances are this intermidiate stage is the cavalry of the Britons, which brings up all sorts of interesting things to dicuss. While I realise we can't glean much from Y Gododdin I don't think we've finished with it yet....
Nicholas
