A naked guy running at you with a sword is pretty intimidating.
MrSelfDestruct25 14 points 11 hours ago
The_Picard_Maneuver 19 points 11 hours ago
Celts:
The_Picard_Maneuver 17 points 10 hours ago
That's a convenient shield placement.
Tar_alcaran 14 points 11 hours ago
How to beat the celts:
Fight them in a fight of hip high stinging nettles, holly or hogweed
Vinylraupe 14 points 11 hours ago
Blue paint was only used by Briton Celts.
Central European Celts who invented chainmail and had the best swords: "Am i a joke to you?"
lonefighter 12 points 10 hours ago
had the best swords
The adolescent in me can't stop giggling
PugJesus 10 points 10 hours ago
tbf, the swords could be extremely variable. I remember one incident wherein a Celtic tribe's swords bent after some hard fighting and they had to have their comrades cover them while they tried to straighten them back out to a semi-fight-worthy condition.
Also, while blue paint was Briton, according to Caesar, tattooing and war paint more generally are attested to in literary sources (though not uncontroversially) amongst other Celtic peoples.
maltasoron 3 points 9 hours ago
I've had modern steel spearhead bend during a re-enactment fight because I hit a plate really hard. I just bent it back in shape and continued. So I guess it doesn't necessarily mean they had bad swords.
Vinylraupe 3 points 9 hours ago
The blue paint was crafted from a plant that only grows/grew? in Britain.
teft 1 point 2 hours ago
The dye is made from woad. It grows all over Europe and Asia.
Maultasche 1 point 6 hours ago
And helmets, so good, the Romans copied them
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Explanation: While not a universal practice of Celtic peoples, there are occasional incidents wherein Celtic tribes were noted to go into battle naked or near-naked to prove their bravery.
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