12-29-2018, 03:51 PM
What you also have to consider is the effect on overall performance of the encumbrances of armour, shields and other military paraphernalia. I suspect that you and your son may have been doing it in your shirtsleeves, while the re-enactors who tried it may have been in their full kit. Otherwise, your son does seem to have all the requirements. Is there a late-Roman re-enactment group near you that could fit him out for a more realistic trial and see how that affects the results, if at all?
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)