MightyMacbeth
I am Honor
What do u think? who deserves this title?
Excellent post. Wanted to make you aware that you're possibly buying into one of the greatest myths about the Mongols: that they had overwhelming numbers. The interesting fact is that they were almost always outnumbered. It was for that very reason that they intentionally pushed/encouraged the rumor about "countless hoards of Mongols" etc. I think that the Mongol warrior is the perfect example of how toughness infused by a harsh environment and a harsh culture makes a perfect warrior. The Huns before them proved the same, but unfortunately we know very little about them. The Mongols we know a great deal about (often requiring a bit of research to separate myth from fact of course.)Warwick said:Mongols had the numbers, and the bows with a longer range.
training, well they started to ride before they could walk. So the storys go.. Hmmm.....
godofthunder9010 said:The harsh environment, constant intertribal warfare and the blending of horsemanship, survival skills and archery made the Mongols (probably) the most terrifying force ever seen in human history. It can be noted that because they grew up with war and struggle for survival as a constant everyday things, this qualifies as the best possible training system. It cannot be intentionally implemented. There is a lot of evidence in favor of this throughout human history. It was always the nomadic tribes of Central Asia that overthrew the greatest of empires and cultures.
As far as intentional training, the Romans probably proved theirs to be vastly superior on the battlefield better than any other.
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