Iron age started in 800 BC if im not mistaken.
More like 1200 BC, in the Near East, I think. Later than that in Europe.
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Iron age started in 800 BC if im not mistaken.
Just had a look at the Macedonian phalanx. Interesting stuff. I ended up looking at Pikes in Europe and they were also very long.
Pike (weapon) - Wikipedia
Yes, I have included a bronze khopesh in the first mesage. I am willing to choose this design of sword but I don't find it a good looking design, effectiveness aside. I'd prefer a straight blade. I don't want a King's sword but I also don't want the lowest ranking soldier's weaponI think most of us always picture people using swords back then but I suspect the most common weapon would probably have been a spear/javelin of some sort. If you're talking about the head guys they probably used something like this: Khopesh - Wikipedia
which look a lot like some of the swords from Game of Thrones:
tulc(hopes that helps)
If you're talking about the head guys they probably used something like this: Khopesh - Wikipedia
the reason I included a khopesh is it is based on the one which was found where Canaan was. Which would have been around the time of Moses and Joshua if I am right?The khopesh was Egyptian, and a very ancient design. It was used to break through thin, unreinforced wooden shields -- a kind of axe/sword hybrid.
Long before the time of David, people stopped using the khopesh.
the reason I included a khopesh is it is based on the one which was found where Canaan was. Which would have been around the time of Moses and Joshua if I am right?
Thanks. Guess I'm like most people, forming opinions based on movies and such.The khopesh was Egyptian, and a very ancient design. It was used to break through thin, unreinforced wooden shields -- a kind of axe/sword hybrid.
Long before the time of David, people stopped using the khopesh (Wikipedia says it went out of use in 1300 BC).
So no, David would not have used a khopesh.
This is similar? http://www.bronze-age-swords.com/F-type-small.jpgSo maybe this one after all: sword
Thanks. That is a nice dagger. I don't know about the accuracy but it "seems" accurate to me(i took this from a website, but i dont know if its info is accurate.)
This is the type of sword Joshua must have used when when he invaded Canaan: ‘he smote with the edge of the sword’.
SWORDS in ANCIENT BIBLE WARFARE - what were they like?
I don't know. I just called it what the website called it but it could probably be classed as either a short sword or dagger I supposeIts actually a short sword i believe. Perhaps im mistaken.
I know I'm guilty (obviously from my above post) of lumping all Biblical times into the same time periods. I sometime forget there's a LONG time period between Abraham and Moses, from Moses to David and a long time between David and Jesus. All with vast developments in warfare, science and cultures.
This is the type of sword Joshua must have used when when he invaded Canaan: ‘he smote with the edge of the sword’.