Recent content by trenchwirez

I am writing a work that I want to have at least a passable level of medieval realism and unfortunately I know very little about horses, so here are a few questions to spark discussion. I hope someone can allay my confusion on the subject. 1. Basically I want to be able to describe the...

Yes :) I was just researching the bow and drill today, I suppose that they would know how to craft one. It seems unlikely they would just happen to be carrying a flint and steel as they weren't planning on being outside the fort. They are not natives of the area, they come from a more...

How do you start a fire with stones, smacking them together until they produce a spark?

Here is my dilemma: I'm writing a scene where two soldiers (similar to Greek hoplites or Roman legionaries in terms of their equipment and training) escape from their fort after losing a battle to defend it while the rest of the garrison is slaughtered. Then they flee into a jungle and are out...