Subject:  Hey, I just remembered that the Pictish tribes of ancient Britain... (r) |
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Sanlin
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Date Posted: 18:45:27 12/06/01 Thu
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Sanlin
's message, "Too late, sweetie--you're in the *legion,* now!! LOL *g* {{{{{{{Kitkat}}}}}}} Come on, give Mikey his marching orders... ;-P Can't leave the wild, savage tribes of the hinterlands unsubdued, now, can we? ;-P *wg* The Empire needs *you.* *wink and a grin* ;-P" on 18:25:46 12/06/01 Thu
...are purported to have had the rather curious habit of going into battle stark *naked,* after painting themselves with woad (a type of blue dye). Could make for some interesting... ummmmm... *encounters* *wg*, n'est pas? ;-P Both male and female warriors fought, side by side, in the Pictish armies. The woad made them look like ghosts to the Romans, who were equally spooked by the unfamiliar forest terrain of the British countryside. The Picts were terrifying fighters, often fighting in pairs: the first Pict would impale himself on a Roman sword, tangling and enmeshing it, and the second Pict would finish the Roman off as the Roman's weapon was still entangled. Fierce tactics, but *very* effective. The Picts engaged in guerilla-style warfare, ambushing the Romans--who had set marching formations, etc., often going single file through the dense forests--in the dark, skeery forests. *g* The ancient peoples of Britain also had highly developed craftmen, creating beautiful and intricate items out of various metals and other materials.
Hugs,
Sanlin
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