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ELECTION ZOMG

Wed Nov 5, 2008, 2:27 PM
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Mhmm, I've read that article.

Chainmail is pretty rare, but I've seen a few, and heard of some more.

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Man is Evil by nature. -Xun Zi

Therefore its existence is a crime, and its punishment is death.
Ah, I figured you had.

So: What's your opinion on stirrups? When do you think they started being used?
I'm still of the opinion that real stirrups began use during the Northern/Southern period, since you started seeing a lot of heavily armored, lance using cataphracts coming into style at that time. :3

And you?

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Man is Evil by nature. -Xun Zi

Therefore its existence is a crime, and its punishment is death.
I think they were in use around if not before the three kingdoms because it became really popular to use Xiao Shou Ji on horseback at that time, which would require two free hands, but my guess is pretty uneducated.
Shou Ji were used single handedly, I think. However, before the stirrup, the Ji was stabbed overhanded.

I do think there were depictions of mounting stirrups from Jin tombs, not long after the 3k period, but those aren't quite real stirrups.

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Man is Evil by nature. -Xun Zi

Therefore its existence is a crime, and its punishment is death.

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