06-05-2005, 06:58 PM
Doc,Jun 5 2005, 12:16 PM Wrote:Actually, that makes more sense than you probably realise.
Ancient Celts wore dreadlocks. Most of them were to poor to afford a helmet made of leather or metal, so they cultivated fat ropey dreadlocks, and in times of battle, would dip them in lyme, (or mud) giving them the pale blue spikey look that the Celts were known for. The lyme would harden on the outer parts, forming a hard shell, while the inner locks would act as cushions. You may laugh, but it was amazingly effective, and it scared the bloody hell out of the Romans... Who believed the Celts had hair made out of snakes. Completely unnerved and unhinged the Romans. Even Caesar said something about the snakey hair of the Celts. It gave him the heeby jeebies.
A Wookie could achieve similar results quite easily I think.
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Romans still won, up to about the Pictish territorial boundary. Looking good is nice, fighting smart is better if one does not wish to be conquered.
Occhi
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In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
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In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete