"Slaughter at the Bridge" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill  | 29 Aug 2016 5:36 a.m. PST |
About 3200 years ago, two armies clashed at a river crossing near the Baltic Sea. The confrontation can't be found in any history books—the written word didn't become common in these parts for another 2000 years—but this was no skirmish between local clans. Thousands of warriors came together in a brutal struggle, perhaps fought on a single day, using weapons crafted from wood, flint, and bronze, a metal that was then the height of military technology… link |
| Nikator | 29 Aug 2016 8:37 a.m. PST |
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| Skeptic | 29 Aug 2016 11:47 a.m. PST |
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| wrgmr1 | 29 Aug 2016 1:36 p.m. PST |
Agreed, good find Bill. It's interesting that they theorize it was two opposing standing armies rather than a bunch of farmers fighting it out. |
| Come In Nighthawk | 03 Sep 2016 5:37 a.m. PST |
My own "guesstimate" is that it was a "migratory" event, kind of like Caesar's fight against the Helvitii (IIRC), and the "Indig" population objected to the "new arrivals" passage, or occupation. Thoughts? |
| bilsonius | 04 Sep 2016 2:24 p.m. PST |
I thought this sounded familiar: it was posted twice back in March when the article fist appeared and again in April when it was Tangoed… |
| Come In Nighthawk | 05 Feb 2017 8:20 a.m. PST |
On further reflection… Doing a little math, this event occurred around 1200BC --- or around the same time as the generally accepted time frame for the Trojan War. I wonder what if any connections there could be? Or was it merest chance and coincidence!? |
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