02-25-2008, 06:03 PM
Please read carefully my previous post.
We have come as close as possible to test these conclusions.
Also swords were valuable in a street fight after citywalls were breached.
In a deck figh on a trireme too!
If you try one to one to stab your opponent with a spear and fail he can get passed your defence and close on you with a sword. He can do that very easy if the guys behind you or at your side stab and jab with their spears.
Plus ancient sword fight had mothing to do with 3'musketeers type of fencing.
Kind regards
We have come as close as possible to test these conclusions.
Also swords were valuable in a street fight after citywalls were breached.
In a deck figh on a trireme too!
If you try one to one to stab your opponent with a spear and fail he can get passed your defence and close on you with a sword. He can do that very easy if the guys behind you or at your side stab and jab with their spears.
Plus ancient sword fight had mothing to do with 3'musketeers type of fencing.
Kind regards
HOPLITE14GR (aka Stefanos)
Phokean Ekdromos
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Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com