"Bebrae and Angons" Topic
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Paskal  | 23 Jun 2020 5:09 a.m. PST |
Hello all,
Someone would have descriptions of the Bebrae of the Alaman Warriors and photos of Bebrae and Angons to make the comparisons between them, thank you.
Paskal |
| GurKhan | 23 Jun 2020 6:43 a.m. PST |
Vegetius, of course, equates the bebra with the old Roman pilum: "As to the missile weapons of the infantry, they were javelins headed with a triangular sharp iron, eleven inches or a foot long, and were called pila. When once fixed in the shield it was impossible to draw them out, and when thrown with force and skill, they penetrated the cuirass without difficulty. At present they are seldom used by us, but are the principal weapon of the barbarian heavy-armed foot. They are called bebrae, and every man carries two or three of them to battle." There's a thesis at PDF link which identifies Vegetius' "bebra" with the long-shanked spears found in Britain and elsewhere which are alternatively identified by others as the "gaesum" (see plate 11.1 for the Carvoran example). |
| Paskal | 24 Jun 2020 10:55 p.m. PST |
Thank you, but Bebrae in UK ? And why not Angons? |
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