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#25674

Looks like magyars used to ride on horseback and shoot arrows. Just like bulgars. I long for the steppes. Fast steed beneath me. Trusty bow and arrow in my hand. The wind splashing against my hair as I gallop into combat.

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#25675

And a small percentage still do both.

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#25676

Not in combat anymore, obviously


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#25677

You have it in your language too? Doofus!

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#25678

A moon crescent riding formation. Circling around enemies. Blot out the sun with arrows. Kill the byzantine scum. Ride forth with the horde

#25679

i think if the apocalypse happens i wouldn’t mind becoming a steppe warlord (warlady? whatever)

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#25680

No

#25681

Would there be still any steppe after the apocalypse?

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#25682

Warlordess

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#25683

i don’t know i’m just saying that if civilisation collapses and we end up all roving an inhospitable wasteland. I would like to find the steppe equivilant and found a Horde. for enrichment purposes

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#25684

Nope, that’s the greeks, don’t mix the two culture.

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#25685

except we’ll probably be riding, like, giant mutated porcupines instead of horses

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#25686

“CHARGE!!!”, I yell, as my clan of semi-nomadic transfeminine warriors set their steeds to full tilt. they’re giant porcupines so they aren’t particularly fast but they’re fast enough to impale the unaware on the outward spines

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#25687

Also I’m pretty sure the war against the byzantians used mostly cannons already.

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#25688

The scythians (a more ancient civilization, also very known for horseback archery) were the most gender equal ancient civilization when it comes to combat. The reason for that is that they fought with short bows, little to no armor, fast horses. They rarely engaged in melee combat, and even then, it was still on horseback. So the men had practically no advantage over women. So plenty of women were warriors

#25689

also the scythians smoked a lot of weed you can’t forget that part

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#25690

In the mid 15th century???

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#25691

very funny to imagine that civilisation collapses and the culture of the scythians just ends up coming back

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#25692

people are surprisingly quick at inventing ways to kill each-other

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#25693

oh thank the STARS

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