W for Weapons – #atozchallenge
There are two types of writers who focus on weapons the most – fantasy writers, and historical writers. At least, in my opinion :D. I could be wrong.
Many fantasy stories are set in a feudal type society. Not always, but often. That means weapons are usually common place, because the ability to defend and hunt was a necessity.
I will confess, though, that I am not a weapons expert. So, I’ll just pass you on to someone who is a bit more eloquent on the subject.
A Guide to Medieval Weapons for Fantasy Writers
Don’t suppose you have any guides to iron age weapons hanging around?
not right off hand, but my husband might. If he does, I’ll let you know after he gets home from work tonight 🙂
That would be awesome – thank you!
Hey, Rebecca, I just realized I never responded to you for this! Guess I thought about it so hard that I thought I did!
Unfortunately, my husband doesn’t have a good resource for Iron Age weapons. My suggestion would be to start googling things until you find the info you need. Good luck, I hope you find someplace that has it all in one spot 🙂
Thanks, Rebekah 🙂 Unfortunatly I picked an era that is pre-history to write in. Ah well, it means no one will know if I screw it up 😉
(I have searched, of course, but there aren’t a whole lot of comprehensive/writer’s refereneces for iron-age/stone-age warfare)
Great heads-up. I was taught martial arts, years ago, by the guy who also ran the local Medieval re-enactment society in Wellington, NZ. He owned actual chain mail, the swords – everything. And they used to use them in staged fights – very, very carefully. They were consummate professionals, of course. Peter Jackson used them in The Lord of the Rings. I think the main take-home lesson is that the weapons and armour were all stupidly heavy, knights sweated rivers, and back then they didn’t have after-fight showers…