History Dark Ages: know who they were and how they lived

[Hypno Toad]

Wasn't sure where to put this, but the pictish crossbow in brytenwalda seems to look a bit silly to me.

I guess there's not much to go on, but based on the pictish stone (with what appears to be a hooded, crossbow-wielding hunter) I think the crossbows would be a much more simplistic mechanism than the gigantic windlassed crossbow in brytenwalda. Clearly the one depicted on the stone does not look particularly complex.

"simplistic," such as:

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa124/alandavidson7/4.jpg

or

http://www.louismcwhinnie.com.au/wp-content/uploads/crossbow.jpg

 

[Idibil]

Nice cossbow!

Actual model in brytenwalda for pictish crossbow is a xenoarg arbalest (I dont know if this is correct english word).

 

[matmohair1]

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[Idibil]

I like last image specially. Main body army in shieldwall formation, while killers of men chargue

 

[odysseus1]

look at this site of czech smith - he makes a historically accurate repliques of weapons ...... nice photos, maybe you can use it for textures http://www.templ.net/english/news.php

 

[matmohair1]

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[andristan]

That middle one is pretty sweet, even though it looks kinda fantasyish

 

[Adorno]

The middle one? There are 6 pictures 
But it's the two riders with runestones in the back, right?
One is wearing plate armour, so it's not exactly Brytenwalda timeframe.

 

[matmohair1]

its a fantasy scene, I thought the guy in the wolf skin would be inspirational

 

[matmohair1]

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[Ambaryerno]

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For some reason I hear "Yakkity Sax" when looking at that last pic...

 

[matmohair1]

  http://ludota.ru/istoriya-mecha-2-velikoe-pereselenie-narodov.html

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[omzdog]

That ship picture is about to break out in song on my screen its so camp.
'In the navy!'

 

[Ambaryerno]

That ship picture is about to break out in song on my screen its so camp.
'In the navy!'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTwq1_9VH68

 

[Kwal]

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A bit odd - the only one wearing absolutely no armor is the only one wielding a sword, and an incredibly rich one at that

 

[Adorno]

He's obviously in training - with no danger from the stick his opponent has -  and the sword could be wood. 

 

[matmohair1]

or he might have been late
& didn't have time to prep !
he really looks like a hero in an epic movie

btw, edited this post  http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,137201.msg5572997.html#msg5572997
found a few forgotten works by Angus McBride

 

[omzdog]

Or he could have found the sword on the battlefield forgoing a previous weapon retaining his crappy pajamas.
Additionally his champion could have set the mod options to autoloot.

 

[matmohair1]

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[omzdog]

Whats up with the pouch on the axeman? He must be hiding something. What is he hiding!!??! I guess its a coin pouch but why take coinage on to the battlefield.