Assorted Historical Questions - Gertrude et al, ask them here!

[Ibrahim]

Unfortunately, Ibrahim, almost all of that information relates to the late pre-Islamic Arabians, as you say, and then only the northwestern ones at that. Depictions of soldiers and civilians from around the EB timeframe show tunics being worn which stretch down to the knees or lower and without any kind of cloak wrapped around the body.

Swords were either about a metre in length, straight, and double-edged; quite small (perhaps slightly longer than a half a metre) single-edged chopping swords, kind of looking like a modern kitchen knife; or shorter versions of the straight long sword, being closer to daggers in length.

yeah, I was worried about that part. at least they are of use in the ibfd mod

hey, can you guide me a bit on the manathirah? I know they weren't too different with the nomad recruits, but what of the nobles?