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    Scruffy Looking Nerf Herder Member Steppe Merc's Avatar
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    Default Re: Saladean Light Cavalry

    I think I've found proof that Saladeans would have used primarily horse archers.
    From New Spring, Hardcover version:
    pg 19 "Nearly all of the rest were tightening saddle girths or fastening leather-cased horsebows and full quivers behind the tall cantles of thier saddles. The slow had died in the first year fighting the Aiel. Most now were Saladeans and Kandori, the rest Domani."
    Even more proof from the same book:
    pg 21 "Without waiting for Lan's order, men drove thier lances point-down into the ground beneath the snow, where they could be snatched up again easily at need. Uncasing their horsebows, they pulled arrows from their quivers and nocked them, but did not draw".
    This seems to show that all of his soldiers had horsebows.

    Later on, Lan says that they are horn and sinew, like the Aiel. So at least the Borderlander's bows would be have quite long range.

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    Shae'en M'taal Member Andreas's Avatar
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    Default Re: Saladean Light Cavalry

    Ah yes, you are right... I add them as well.
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