In message <Pine.GSO.4.58.0409031929490.26138_at_...> Mikko Rintasaari writes:
>On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 donald_at_... wrote:
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>> >If any Heortlings have experience at this it's probably
>> >the neighbours of the Esrolvuli, who have probably faced heavy
>> >cavalry charges more than anyone else.
>>
>> I'm not sure the Heortlings do, certainly I don't see an tactic
>> they've developed to counter a massed cavalry charge.
>
>The heortlings have to deal with Praxian raids, Grazers and the Tusk
>Riders.
>
>Of these at least the tuskers and some of the heavier Praxians are
>charging cavalry.
>
>I seem to recall Greg talking about the Heortlings employing pretty
>sophisticated shieldwall formations like the boar-snout to survive
>cavalry charges. Of course the heortling also have very swift
>skirmishers to harass and slow down the cavalry.
I rather doubt the average Heortling fyrd would stand against
charging cavalry whatever formation it was in. Retreating to a
hill fort on the other hand would make a lot of sense especially
against raiders who lack the equipment to besiege them.
--
Donald Oddy
http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/