ForgetfulBadger
Posted on 2018-05-07 21:36:57 Score: 0 (vote Up/Down)    (Report as spam)
The sheep warriors in the 9th century AZ usually wore chainmail armour laid over a coat and coif of heavy cloth. This was often completed by a closed helmet. The amount of decoration on helmets and the cloth were a show of social rank. If a common soldier came to possess an embroidered helmet, either by buying one or looting it from battlefield, it would be confiscated and given to a more fitting owner. Of course, the finder would receive money or different recompense.

Weapons of choice were hammers and maces as they easily clicked with sheep instincts of bashing, or if you want, ramming things. However, the heater shields they used were often modified and sometimes crippled with aesthetic choices. Including expensive decorations that would get destroyed easily.

Another thing worth mentioning are the small, coin sized, carved amulets made by wives or mothers to protect their husband/son from canine witches and succubi on their wars in distant lands. From some records it appears that very often the men returned from campaigns against barkbarian tribes in northern forests with obviously canine teeth marks on their necks and in, let’s say, the private regions. The inability of these men to explain the origin of the bites further fed into this superstition. Majority of these amulets date to the reign of King Amulius as he was a sworn enemy of wolves and pious supporter of Phrixian faith.

- Prof. Shaun Beran

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