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Quote from: Imperial Dave on May 10, 2024, 06:14:18 AMI am genuinely interested in stuff like this even if its a rabbit hole of ginormous proportionsMy own thought would be that images often owe as much to previous reconstructions as to sources. Ian Heath's WRG book on the Dark Ages, for example, continues to influence manufacturers, as do Ospreys. The evolution of depictions of ancient warriors is an interesting subject in itself.
Quote from: Erpingham on May 10, 2024, 12:43:27 PMIn this case, I would go with moat meaning "surrounding ditch that fills up with water". Looking at the photo, not only are the excavation trenches full of water but you can see the later network of field drains, so a very wet site.
Quote from: Justin Swanton on May 08, 2024, 12:53:02 PMEhrrmm....now....where were we? Oh, yes, Mediaeval warfare....