Group Leader
- Joined
- Jan 19, 2018
- Messages
- 1,036
@randomslacker
You're absolutely right. The armors and helmets of both Istria and the Valvert general are distinctly Greek/Roman inspired. The Phalanx formation practiced by soldiers in a demonstration in an earlier chapter is a dead giveaway. The swords they carry looks similar to the spatha in terms of blade shape and length, but the guard and hilt are more dark ages/early medieval.
So the setting is likely a transition era or an overlap of the bronze and iron age. Despite all it's shortcomings, a good underrated movie (in my opinion) that I really enjoyed that shows this kind of setting is King Arthur (2004) starring Clive Owen playing Artorius Castus (Arthur), a Roman commander stationed in Britannia.
That being said, the story setting
So it's only matter of time.
You're absolutely right. The armors and helmets of both Istria and the Valvert general are distinctly Greek/Roman inspired. The Phalanx formation practiced by soldiers in a demonstration in an earlier chapter is a dead giveaway. The swords they carry looks similar to the spatha in terms of blade shape and length, but the guard and hilt are more dark ages/early medieval.
So the setting is likely a transition era or an overlap of the bronze and iron age. Despite all it's shortcomings, a good underrated movie (in my opinion) that I really enjoyed that shows this kind of setting is King Arthur (2004) starring Clive Owen playing Artorius Castus (Arthur), a Roman commander stationed in Britannia.
That being said, the story setting
will eventually become 100% medieval in terms of metallurgy technology once war is in full swing.
