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[โ€“] RagingHungryPanda@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Didn't the Germanic tribes fight largely without armor, or very little? A lot of them were shirtless, unless I'm confusing someone. But they also died easily. Weird.

[โ€“] PugJesus@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Early Germanic tribes fought largely without armor, but in the 4th, 5th, and 6th centuries AD, increasingly fought armored.