The Eternal Arms Race
Blog Post Written By Jonathan Chandler
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Video Link (Below): Units of History – Sassanid Horse Archers DOCUMENTARY By YouTube Channel Invicta
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StYxs7JHHeE&list=PLs_0fEmNxgblNcGK11T-NU0zwSmcuklzu&index=81)
From stone tipped spears, to weapons that burn mountains and send the country side into the heavens, like the furious tantrum of a god…
The hunt for the ability to protect one’s self and the aspiration to enforce one’s will upon others; the ambitions of humanity have always sought greater and more apt tools to ply their ambitions and leverage them over those of their rivals. Understanding the unspoken competition between all peoples, the historical examples of the evolution of weaponry through time, is yet another weapon in itself, for a scribe looking to emulate the works of people in their speculative dramas.
Vault of Orendathos 