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Quote from: DBS on Today at 06:21:31 AMNot entirely clear why poke with a long sword, rather than a cheaper spear, other than prestige and perhaps less likely to break or get too embedded in an enemy?
Quote from: Andreas Johansson on June 02, 2024, 07:19:58 PMAs you may recall, we had a longish discussion of long camel swords in an old thread: this post by your very self may be a good starting point.Indeed, I remember it well. It was Rich who produced the "four cubit sword" reference (come back, Rich, the forum needs you ). The bit about TE Lawrence (Patrick was a great fan of TE Lawrence). However, we did not entirely reach a conclusion - it shaped my understanding but didn't completely satisfy my curiosity. Hence the opportunistic jump on to the "Year of the Camelid" bandwagon and the artefactual evidence angle