04-14-2008, 01:50 AM
OK,in the last posts I was reffering to Paul B. 
Well, i don't know what the common belief tends to be among scholars,but among re-enactors -an this is because it is far more practical- the sleeve method is preffered. Actually,most of them use two typical dory shafts joined together,which results in an extraordinary bending in the joint aread,added to the one each shaft has,because of its thin diametre. It would be even more logical if sarissae were typically thinner in the tip than in the butt. What was the case with medieval lances?
Khaire
Giannis
Well, i don't know what the common belief tends to be among scholars,but among re-enactors -an this is because it is far more practical- the sleeve method is preffered. Actually,most of them use two typical dory shafts joined together,which results in an extraordinary bending in the joint aread,added to the one each shaft has,because of its thin diametre. It would be even more logical if sarissae were typically thinner in the tip than in the butt. What was the case with medieval lances?
Khaire
Giannis
Giannis K. Hoplite
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