GoT weapons article
Alas, no guns (since they'd probably make short work of the dragons.)
http://mentalfloss.com/article/55645...weapons-artist |
Why is the medieval era always the go-to era for fantasy settings? Thurian and Hyborian Ages, GoT, Lord of the Rings, all medieval with full-body plate armor, long swords, and all that unwieldy shit. Give me a gladius, coat of mail, and a hoplon over a long sword, knight armor, and a kite shield any day.
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Well that is the type of gear in Middle Age fantasies. They don't have light shit. Give me a Katana and Samurai armor and I'll end a knight in full armor wielding his claymore.
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Japanese weapons did not survive unchanged for hundreds of years because they were good, it was because they were traditional. A good example of this is the Tanegashima which was still used up until the 1800s, despite the fact that snap matchlocks of this type were obsolete a weapons of war a couple of hundred years before this point. Back on to the topic of Game of Thrones, I am going to be screwed at work Monday morning, as it is being shown in the UK the same time as the US so I will be up till at least 3 in the morning. Still, it will be worth it. Also, I believe by the end of this series you will see a good example of somebody being armed with light armour and weapons being effective against a knight with his full panoply... |
So help me when I read Claymore above I thought to myself, well given, a Claymore and proper prep time I could wreak havoc on a whole platoon of Knights or Samurai...oops
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