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Title: Warfare in Bronze Age Ireland
Post by: Erpingham on October 27, 2020, 08:46:45 AM

Not a wargames period often considered but fills out the picture of European Bronze Age warfare a little.

https://www.academia.edu/41277220/William_OBrien_2018_Warfare_in_Bronze_Age_ireland (https://www.academia.edu/41277220/William_OBrien_2018_Warfare_in_Bronze_Age_ireland)

Title: Re: Warfare in Bronze Age Ireland
Post by: DBS on October 27, 2020, 10:10:25 AM

Thank you - a very good read, and I liked his caution in assuming everything in a bog must be a ritual deposit. I had no idea of the density of finds of Bronze Age weapons there.

Title: Re: Warfare in Bronze Age Ireland
Post by: Mick Hession on October 27, 2020, 11:16:35 AM

Thanks Anthony, very interesting.

I was struck by the number of sites around Baltinglass in Wicklow where I live. Having watched the Baltinglass ladies Gaelic football team in action against my daughter's side I have a suspicion that the fortifications were built to keep the locals confined within.

Cheers
Mick

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