Hello!
I was looking for any pointers towards different kinds of weapons that theoretically could have been used in pre Anglo-Saxon dark age Britain (early 5th to early 7th century).
Open to all different types of swords, maces / hammers (if they existed), axes, spearheads, or any other useful tips or research. Any siege weapons beyond the standard battering rams / ladders would be fantastic also!
Some examples of what we already have:
We have a fair few more but I don't want to bog down this post.
If anyone can add something we don't currently have or help us out, we'd be happy to provide a small credit in our game as a thank you!
This older post by u/alriclofgar sums up pretty much everything about weapons in that period.
Frankly, you're not going to find a lot of weapon variation in that period, or in most other periods. It's all spears all the time.
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