Quote (civicsaw @ Fri, Aug 28 2009, 11:38pm)
Major Battle: Battle of Teutoburg Forest, 9 A.D. The Romans, who were at the height of their power and had one of the world's best armies, suffered one of their biggest defeats at the hands of the Barbarians, Germanic tribes who specialized in guerilla warfare. The battle stands centuries later as the first, and perhaps most important, event in German unification.
Who They Were: During the 1st century, present-day Germany was dominated by small, semi-nomadic, warring tribes, who honed their fighting skills by battling each other. The Barbarians favored hand-to-hand combat and surprise ambushes and fought without any rules. They had almost no armor or helmets and sometimes fought bare-chested or even naked. Because armor was almost non-existent, the Barbarians preferred long thrusting spears, rather than swords, to keep some distance between themselves and their enemies. They also fought with wooden clubs and used slings to propel rocks at their foes. Rocks were plentiful and useful to fighters who lacked a supply line to repair or replenish their weapons during a campaign.
The Barbarians' reputation for savagery was intensified by their belief that their gods required slow, painful human sacrifices. They reportedly slit the throats of some of their captives and filled bronze cauldrons with the blood. Some victims were skinned and their decapitated heads nailed to trees. Whether or not these stories were entirely true, they made the Barbarians seem more intimidating to their enemies.
To sum it all up... make sure you guys always use battle orders... this is crucial.
Quote (onePOINTeight @ Fri, Aug 28 2009, 11:31pm)
Nay nay nay nay nay, lets not forget the art of Barbarian Versus Barbarian lies not in that of athletic prowess and stamina itself, but in the mental focus and ability to premeditate your opponents next move without fail or error. Even a 1% error margin in such a presumptuous situation will no doubt prove fatal in the outcome of such a battle of minds. In this battlefield you and your opponent both equally have an unlimited source of possibilities. Do not ever look down upon the skill of "Find Item" or "Howl" when facing a most fearsome adversary. I leave you with one last final word of advice, "At any rate, I am convinced that He [God] does not play dice", Albert Einstein, In a letter to Max Born, 1926. And neither should any of you, my shield welding Barbarian friends.
Lol i love stories, neat ^^ 