Internet Articles On Historical Weapons Are Just... Wow...

Описание: Did you know the Bagh Nakh and the Urumi are amongst the TOP POPULAR weapons in history? Or that a khopesh (designed by Klingons) weighs more than most greatswords? Or that the ancient Greek shield was a floating device? No? Clearly you haven't been blessed by random internet articles...

In summary: CITATION NEEDED!

Videos I'm mentioning here (or that are directly relevant):

Viking Two Handed Swords? - History vs. Fantasy
   • Viking Two Handed Swords? - History vs.  F...  

Yes, Giant Swords Existed, BUT...
   • Yes, Giant Swords Existed, BUT...  

The Atlatl: Most Underrated Stone Age Tool?
   • The Atlatl: Most Underrated Stone Age Tool?  

An Unnecessarily In-Depth Discussion of Whip Swords
   • An Unnecessarily In-Depth Discussion of Wh...  


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** Sources / Picture credits **

Gastraphetes (earliest known crossbow) demonstrated by Tod’s Workshop
   • Gastraphetes  

Top 18 Popular Ancient Weapons (the article I'm responding to)
https://www.ancienthistorylists.com/a...

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa...


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"Water Temple" by El Corleo
https://opengameart.org/content/water...
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license (CC BY 3.0)

Outro:
"Highland Storm" by The Slanted Room Records
https://theslantedroom.github.io/stev...
Used with artist's permission


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