Lol gotta love wikipedia..
On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:10:00 -0000, Dark wrote: >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" <gamers@audyssey.org> >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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org >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] --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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]
