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Re:The military transformation of medieval Europe: Stirrups ... by patcon on Friday December 22, 2023 @10:54AM (#38735309)
I'm imagining that it would be something like if Cirque de Soleil was trying to kill me.

It sounds funny at first, but would honestly be nightmare fuel. It would probably feel like an unstoppable, inhuman force.

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Re:The military transformation of medieval Europe: Stirrups ... by azmodeus on Friday December 22, 2023 @12:41PM (#38736570)
Which is the way these archers were described historically.

There was a common saying: Lord, save us from the arrows of the Hungarians

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulcs%C3%BA_(chieftain)#:~:t....

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