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Genava55
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As for the weapons, I guess I'm not interested enough to tell different swords etc from each other, so I'll let the team members who are more interested in that kind of details reply in more detail about it. In general I guess that the small models in our game aren't detailed enough to show too small differences, but if you find any major things (like a certain unit type not being used in the time period etc) please tell us.
Okay, I know for the too smalls details.
For the types of warriors, I can say that the Gallic used at least three types of javelins. A short javelin with a great blade, used by the heavy infantry to pierce the shields. A middle javelin, which can be used as spear, used by the light infantry. And a light javelin thrown by a thin strap of leather, used by the skirmisher and which can reach 80 meters.
The elite warrior used a large shield, a spear and a sword. He carried a helmet and either a leather armor or a chain mail. He is generally in first line and he is followed by warriors less equipped (no armor and no helmet) but with a longer lance. The stripped/naked troops are generally troops of fast attacks, they use javelins and spear (and sometimes sword). Their shields are lighter.
For the cavalry, in Gaul, they have no round shield. The cavalry of the Gallic War was entirely made of aristocrats.
If you want see the equipment:
www.archeoart.org
Some examples of shield:
http://www.archeoart.org/bou-v4.html#
A example of leather armor:
http://www.archeoart.org/cuirv2.html#
A great blade of spear:
http://www.archeoart.org/ah-v6.html#
A normal blade of spear:
http://www.archeoart.org/ah-v1.html#
A sword and scabbard (all the Gallic swords have iron scabbard):
http://www.archeoart.org/ef-v10.html#
http://www.archeoart.org/ef-v9.html#
really liked the comic strip, I don't understand a lot of French but I liked lines like "Encore un effort!"I am content that you like that.
If you want translate the French, you can use: http://www.systranet.fr -
Hello,
Thanks guys
To feneur, I posted the pictures of the salt mine and others production centers to give an example of the means which the Celts used to work. And if the Celtic walls are rights, the Gallic houses are wrongs. In Gaul the houses are not "round". I know, in Britannia many houses were rounds but the Gaul is really different. You can see those pictures:
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/7138/qu...sanaldebibr.jpg
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/1791/ferm...ifiedepaule.jpg
And for the armament, in French we have a specialist (André Rapin) and he made a great job on the Celtic continental weapons but to the Britannic Celts, I don't know any specialist. Barry Cunliff has made a poor work on the weapons. You can read the first link of my previous post, it's a summary of a work of André Rapin. Just a question, your Celts are of which period? The Gallic Wars?
The pictures of the French comic book show a battle between Senones and Bellovaci in 230BC.
And now, I make a word of thanks to all those people who work on this game. You make a GREAT job, good luck guys!
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I want just help.
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The sword on the left side? Why?
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Spear in Gaulish is "Lancia". Pronounced "Lankia".
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Er, the javelin called "Verutum" is smaller. One meter and ten centimeter (1m10).
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Gaesatae is greek term.
The gaulish term is "Gaisates".
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In gaulish language, it's "Druid" and "Druides" for the pluriel.
Source: Dictonnary of X.Delamarre.
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Hello,
I posted several month ago. I speak French and I'm member of the francophone community of Total War. www.universtotalwar.fr
Sorry for my bad english.
I'm passionate by the history and in particular the Gallic civilization.
I noticed many faults mainly on the equipment, and and I will offer a series of documents and of images to you.. The PDF-Documents are in French, I hope that one of you is French-speaking because they are of excellent qualities.
Sorry for the too many pictures, there aren't "spoiler" ?
An excellent English link on the armament:
http://www.gallicobelgae.org/la_tene_chronology.htm
The habitat at the time of LaTène:
The artisanal district of Bibracte
The fortified farm of Paule:
The tools:
Activities of the Celtic society:
Metallurgy and art:
The warriors and the war:
http://www.lecasquedagris.com/
http://mambba.blogspot.com/2008/08/le-casq...-des-snons.html
For the French-speaking:
The Celtic Armament by André Rapin
The war and the weapons of the first century BC
A specialist of the re-enactment
A group of Re-enactment of the third century BC:
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/leuki/asso.html
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/leuki/panoplie.html#
A group of Re-enactment of the first century BC:
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Please, look at these links:
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/leuki/reconsti.html#boucl
http://www.archeoart.org/reconstit.html
http://www.wildfiregames.com/forum/index.p...56entry196356
to respect the history of Celts
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http://www.archeoart.org/accueil.html
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/leuki/reconsti.html#boucl
If you want a real equipement for Celts. -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppidum_of_Manching
I think it's good pictures of a oppidum.
I hope that all picture will be useful.
PS: the Brittons used cuirasses of leather and woad for bodypainting (several blue only) but they used less chain mail than Gallic warriors. However they used chariots and bodypainting unlike Gallic warriors.
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Britton
Gallic
Celts with a Macedonian Officer.
http://www.lecasquedagris.com/bd-agris-tom...anches-couleurs
http://www.lecasquedagris.com/bd-agris-tom...elques-planches
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Hello, i'm French and I wanted to give you three pictures:
This comic was created by several historians. I hope this will be useful because in 0AD Celts are stereotyped.
Celts used cuirasses of hardened leather and spear along three meters.
Celt: Northern Edge - Celtic Weapons
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Er, poor informations...
It's just a small summary:
http://www.gallicobelgae.org/la_tene_chronology.htm