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English billman compared to a Scottish pikeman, ~13th-14th century AD (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Poor Scot looks mortified to have someone too close to stab

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago

Fuckin' Englishman has never heard of personal space

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Too close to stab = close enough to bash on the head with a stick

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

He's completely ignoring social distancing rules, the shit!

[–] BodilessGaze 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Expertly illustrated mid-"och!"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

That ain’t a pike, this is a pike

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So were the Scots ahead of their time or behind?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Mostly ahead, in this case! European infantry forces would tend towards pike squares, slowly introducing guns to the formations until the pikes were eventually made redundant by improved guns and bayonets.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The Englishman looks envious.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

For clarity, the Scott is on the right, even though the title reverses it.