Medieval Welsh Weaponry

fearn · 25th March 2010, 07:46 PM

Hi Hotspur,

It's a good point. Wikipedia is not perfect. Thing is, accuracy was less important than speed, and I was more concerned with figuring out if you were probably right than what the truth was, in detail.

Besides that, Wikipedia can be updated. If you have serious concerns about the accuracy of pages that are important to you, why aren't you contributing? I have, on occasion.

Best,

F

Hotspur · 25th March 2010, 09:01 PM

A fast food philosophy I can only agree upon when shopping for fast food

Correcting all of the bad wiki information might suit me as a paid job but as I participate unpaid on forums dealing with correct information and summations, a Wikipedia (the site) article is the last reference I would ever choose to offer another in a forum discussion. A step above Snopes perhaps.

There are a great many times I simply avoid other's inquests and research tips regarding homework and for exactly the result of these types of exchange. Hence a simple shrug. No big deal.

GC

Bryan.H · 18th April 2010, 12:51 PM

These articles may offer a few starting points for further research about welsh weapons and cultural influences in the early mediaevil period.

http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba47/ba47feat.html

http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba40/ba40regs.html

I find the Wesh WW1 sword, inspired by the celtic leaf shaped blades, very interesting also.

kronckew · 19th April 2010, 08:30 AM

some interesting links from that original wiki article posted by fearn. there is one referencing the use of the longbow in ww2 by an english commando officer who used it in an ambush of a german patrol and is the only certified longbow 'kill' of the war. he also carried a claymore into battle.

wiki articles can be starting points for research, as long as accompanied by valid and verifiable external references i see no reason that they should not be used as would any other research based on other forms of documents. some of them are pretty crappy tho

25th March 2010, 07:46 PM	#1
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	Hi Hotspur, It's a good point. Wikipedia is not perfect. Thing is, accuracy was less important than speed, and I was more concerned with figuring out if you were probably right than what the truth was, in detail. Besides that, Wikipedia can be updated. If you have serious concerns about the accuracy of pages that are important to you, why aren't you contributing? I have, on occasion. Best, F

25th March 2010, 09:01 PM	#2
Hotspur Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nipmuc USA Posts: 535	A fast food philosophy I can only agree upon when shopping for fast food Correcting all of the bad wiki information might suit me as a paid job but as I participate unpaid on forums dealing with correct information and summations, a Wikipedia (the site) article is the last reference I would ever choose to offer another in a forum discussion. A step above Snopes perhaps. There are a great many times I simply avoid other's inquests and research tips regarding homework and for exactly the result of these types of exchange. Hence a simple shrug. No big deal. GC

18th April 2010, 12:51 PM	#3
Bryan.H Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 51	These articles may offer a few starting points for further research about welsh weapons and cultural influences in the early mediaevil period. http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba47/ba47feat.html http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba40/ba40regs.html I find the Wesh WW1 sword, inspired by the celtic leaf shaped blades, very interesting also.

19th April 2010, 08:30 AM	#4
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,259	some interesting links from that original wiki article posted by fearn. there is one referencing the use of the longbow in ww2 by an english commando officer who used it in an ambush of a german patrol and is the only certified longbow 'kill' of the war. he also carried a claymore into battle. wiki articles can be starting points for research, as long as accompanied by valid and verifiable external references i see no reason that they should not be used as would any other research based on other forms of documents. some of them are pretty crappy tho