Originally posted by buffalobillThe email for Aquitaine and Denmark were included in the last update we got. The Teutonic Knights do have a new non-RHP ruler, but I don't know his email address.
It looks right - except for some of the names. Lord has dropped out as the head of the order of Teutonic Knights.
Does anyone have e-mail addresses for the non-RHP players?
Originally posted by rwingettRegrettably (for they are Germans), the Teutons need to go down for their warlike and foolhardy nature. Despite being involved in war on two fronts, they then declared war on Saxony, thus opening a third front when in a difficult position, with many empty provinces and only one strong fortress. I invite the vultures to feed ...
The email for Aquitaine and Denmark were included in the last update we got. The Teutonic Knights do have a new non-RHP ruler, but I don't know his email address.
But, no peace.
Originally posted by buffalobillIt appears, then, that Saxony, Poland, Novgorod, and Lithuania are all at war with the Teutonic Oder, or they will be this turn. It seems their days are numbered. They commited the cardinal sin of expanding too rapidly and leaving themselves vulnerable to jealous neighbors. A bitter lesson indeed.
Regrettably (for they are Germans), the Teutons need to go down for their warlike and foolhardy nature. Despite being involved in war on two fronts, they then declared war on Saxony, thus opening a third front when in a difficult position, with many empty provinces and only one strong fortress. I invite the vultures to feed ...
But, no peace.
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Originally posted by no1marauderSorry for the delay in response - I went home to spend the evening with my wife and did not see this trite dung until this morning -
Maybe you'd like to quote a source that says the halberd wasn't invented until after 1320 since it's so easy to quote "any damn thing" on the internet.
EDIT: It's even easier for some loudmouthed dimwit to say "since halberds have not been developed and wont be until the mid 15th century" when he clearly didn't know what he was talking about.
Now - I found this in about 30 minutes of looking on the net this morning....
In 1313 the men of Schwyz attack the rich Benedictine abbey of Einsiedeln. The Habsburgs, with feudal responsibility for the abbey, take various steps to reassert their authority. When these fail, they assemble a great army in 1315 to attack Schwyz.
On the mountain slope of Morgarten, on the border of Schwyz, the glittering Habsburg array is met on November 15 by a much smaller citizen army drawn from the farmers of Schwyz, Uri and Unterwalden. The Swiss are armed with a weapon which they make very much their own - the halberd.
Found here:
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac78
A halberd is a two-handed pole weapon that came to prominent use during the 14th and 15th centuries. Possibly the word "halberd" comes from the German words halm (staff), and barte (axe). The halberd consists of an axe blade topped with a spike mounted on a long shaft. It always has a hook or thorn on the back side of the axe blade for grappling mounted combatants.
Found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halberd
The infantry revolution, c. 1200–1500 > Halberd and pike > The halberd
Found here:
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-57610
hal·berd (hăl'bərd, hôl'-) also hal·bert (-bərt)
n.
A weapon of the 15th and 16th centuries having an axlike blade and a steel spike mounted on the end of a long shaft.
Found here:
http://www.answers.com/topic/halberd?method=22
hal·berd Listen: [ hlbrd, hôl- ] also hal·bert [ -brt ]
n.
A weapon of the 15th and 16th centuries having an axlike blade and a steel spike mounted on the end of a long shaft.
Found here:
http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/h/h0019100.html
Viking Halberd
One of the more deadly weapons used by the Vikings was the halberd, or bill as it was sometimes referred to. It is generally agreed that the actual viking term was -mail piercer. Sadly there are none known to exist, so this reconstruction is based on details of the various sagas, and on a few axes that are known to have blades "like a halberd". This weapon was a favorite of Gunnar of Hlidesrend, Throlf Skallagrimson, Egil Skallagrimson, and many other Viking warriors
Found here:
http://www.museumreplicas.com/webstore/eCat/Swords%20and%20Knives/Viking%20Halberd.aspx
And as a support site for the halberd use I did a search on Egil Skallagrimson
Egil Skallagrimson var ein høvding frå Island i vikingtida. Fødd på Island om lag år 910, og døydde om lag år 990.
which shows that he lived from 910 to 990, approx
Found here:
http://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egil_Skallagrimson
Now, I have shown that the halberd origins are from the 9th century with the vikings through the 15th and 16th centuries, and even found a site that supports their first use in 1315, a mere 5 years from your requested date of 1320.
Now, would you be interested in that FACTUAL information?
Originally posted by buffalobillDenmark wails about Norge as their invading tormentor whilst launching a foray to capture our land that very season.
And those of non-RHPers. Aquitaine and Denmark next. Then we can fight it out among ourselves.
They shall be consigned to History's footnotes for their cheek.
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Originally posted by KnightWulfeThanks for the research that says you were wrong when you claimed the halberd hadn't been invented until the mid 1400's; a fact I was already aware of.
Sorry for the delay in response - I went home to spend the evening with my wife and did not see this trite dung until this morning -
Now - I found this in about 30 minutes of looking on the net this morning....
[i/]In 1313 the men of Schwyz attack the rich Benedictine abbey of Einsiedeln. The Habsburgs, with feudal responsibility for the abbey, take our requested date of 1320.
Now, would you be interested in that FACTUAL information?
KW: Good to know that I need not worry about my head, since halberds have not been developed and wont be until the mid 15th century.
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