"Slingers in Post-Roman Britain?" Topic
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| rustymusket | 05 Nov 2021 3:40 p.m. PST |
I was hoping to get some guidance. I have an Arthurian army (28mm) and wondered if a post-Roman army such as King Arthur (if he existed historically) in the 5th century AD could have had slingers? Also, would Saxons or Picts had slingers? |
Frederick  | 05 Nov 2021 6:37 p.m. PST |
While the Ronans armies did used Baelaric slingers who would presumably not have been available in numbers in Britain in the 5th century, slings were used in Europe by locals – for example there are slingers in the Bayeaux Tapestry and Barbarosso as I recall had some slingers in his army – so I suspect a post-Roman British army might have had at least some and probably the Saxons; not so sure about the Picts |
| GurKhan | 06 Nov 2021 5:22 a.m. PST |
There were slingstones found cached on the ramparts of the post-Roman fort at Trusty's Hill in Galloway. (Mentioned in Toolis & Bowles, "The Lost Dark Age Kingdom of Rheged: the Discovery of a Royal Stronghold at Trusty's Hill, Galloway"). So the sling was certainly in use for defending fortification, at least. |
| rustymusket | 07 Nov 2021 8:59 a.m. PST |
Thank you, both. I appreciate your information. |
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finally paints the first of his Gauls...
