Sub-Roman Britain (Cavalry etc)

[Medicus matt]

I just don't think sub-Roman Britain was quite as bloody as Welsh tradition claims it was.

Oh I suspect that it was in terms of frequency, just on a much smaller scale than is reported in written tradition (because the written tradition will just have exagerated the already overblown heroic oral tradition).
It's the same from the other side...the Anglo saxon Chronicle tells us that Hengist and Horsa slew 4000 men at Crayford, Cerdic and Cynric slew 5000 at Netley etc...all with just three ships crews...It's amazing that there any British left to fight at Badon. :wink: