The blue paint was crafted from a plant that only grows/grew? in Britain.
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PugJesus@piefed.social 1 month agotbf, the swords could be extremely variable. I remember one incident wherein a Celtic tribe’s swords bent after some hard fighting and they had to have their comrades cover them while they tried to straighten them back out to a semi-fight-worthy condition.
Also, while blue paint was Briton, according to Caesar, tattooing and war paint more generally are attested to in literary sources (though not uncontroversially) amongst other Celtic peoples.
Vinylraupe@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
teft@piefed.social 1 month ago The dye is made from woad. It grows all over Europe and Asia.
Vinylraupe@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
True and its especially common in Valais lets gooooo!!!!
maltasoron@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
I’ve had modern steel spearhead bend during a re-enactment fight because I hit a plate really hard. I just bent it back in shape and continued. So I guess it doesn’t necessarily mean they had bad swords.
Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Right. It’s better to have a sword that bends than one that shatters.
Also, some celts were working iron before the Romans.
Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 1 month ago
Sure, keep telling yourself that instead of admitting you bought from Ea-Nasirs descendants.
wieson@feddit.org 1 month ago
(╯°□°)ᕗ EA-NASIR!!!!
ewo@piefed.ca 1 month ago
He cam’t keep getting away with this!
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 month ago
How old are you?
You weren’t there?
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 month ago
No, I wasn’t invited.
Oh, sorry. I’ll invite you to the next sword bendening