For an alleged expert in sword fighting, this post is awfully short on details. I’ll note that the overwhelming majority of combat in premodern history is not one-on-one, and is instead between teams in a formation (typically each of whom have shields in addition to their weapons).
Bret Devereaux (oft featured on HN) recently finished up a series on the Roman and classical Hellenistic tactical systems; for a view of an army doing sword-based combat, check here [1].
Bret Devereaux (oft featured on HN) recently finished up a series on the Roman and classical Hellenistic tactical systems; for a view of an army doing sword-based combat, check here [1].
[1]: https://acoup.blog/2024/02/09/collections-phalanxs-twilight-...