cool phil! Your making me want to go and read up about aztec weaponry, ---- I wonder if this is one of those times when wikipedia is my friend again.
Beware the Grue! Dark. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Vlasak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 12:45 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] MOTA Weapons and Combat > Aztec Warriors Carrying Maquahuitl Swords into Battle > Perhaps the best known ancient Aztec weapon is the > maquahuitl (macahuitl). This is sometimes compared to > the sword, and it was a powerful, close contact weapon. > Like the European sword, they came in two varieties - > one handed and two handed. Made from wood (usually > oak), they were about 3-4" wide and 3-4' long. The two > handed versions might be slightly wider and as tall as > a person. Embedded in the edges was obsidian (volcanic > stone) or flint. > > The maquahuitls were incredibly strong, and the Spanish > claimed they could chop the head off a horse with one > blow. They were sharp and the Aztecs knew how to use > them. They could not thrust like a sword, and so they > lent themselves to a different type of warfare - more > of the broad-sword style or wide arcing swings, or > downward chops. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.4/1276 - Release Date: > 13/02/2008 09:41 > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
