EB Preview :: Lusotannan

[Anthony]

The Scotti aren't even a people really, I hate the way people use the term. Scotti was a derogatory Romano-British word for a collection of Irish tribes, and was eventually used in Latin to describe all Gaels (like the king of Ireland in the middle ages was the Scotorum Imperator). However, it's rather inappropriate to say one descends from the Scotti if for nothing else than it doesn't really imply who you descend from. Not all who were culturally Gaels were of Iberian descent. Many would be Gaelicized Britons and Belgae who inhabitted Ireland and wouldn't have had many Iberian ancestors. Also, the first tribes designated Scotti probably weren't very Iberian. The most Iberian influenced tribes were largely southern, where we find their graves and such in an Iberian manner similar to those in Galicia and Asturia.

[vizigothe]

A nice discussion happening here! And it was half on topic. Amazing! Good job guys :D

[HamilcarBarca]

Just a short note to say well done! The Iberian units are fantastic - and its nice to see the Iberian heavy cavalry properly portrayed (as per the depictions on the Liria pottery). I was a tiny bit dissapointed to see the elite Carthaginian-Iberian foot wear scale mail and roman-style helmets, rather than classic Iberian scale-mail, but I can see why you would do that - it means that that unit can encompass the "refitting" in Roman-style gear that Hannibal did with his Spanish veterans.

The Lusitanians will be an exciting faction, and I hope they bring some competition to the Iberian Peninsula.

I assume that the 'rebel' factions like the Tartessians, Edetani and Carpetanians will have these same skins.

Good Job!

Now Hurry Up and release .08!

H.

[Aymar de Bois Mauri]

Just a short note to say well done! The Iberian units are fantastic - and its nice to see the Iberian heavy cavalry properly portrayed (as per the depictions on the Liria pottery).

Thanks.

I was a tiny bit dissapointed to see the elite Carthaginian-Iberian foot wear scale mail and roman-style helmets,

You mean ring or chain mail?!...

rather than classic Iberian scale-mail, but I can see why you would do that - it means that that unit can encompass the "refitting" in Roman-style gear that Hannibal did with his Spanish veterans.

Preciselly. That was our purpose.

I assume that the 'rebel' factions like the Tartessians, Edetani and Carpetanians will have these same skins.

The 'rebel' factions will use the Eleutheroi (Independent States) skin.

Good Job!

Thanks.

[Olaf The Great]

The Scotti aren't even a people really, I hate the way people use the term. Scotti was a derogatory Romano-British word for a collection of Irish tribes, and was eventually used in Latin to describe all Gaels (like the king of Ireland in the middle ages was the Scotorum Imperator). However, it's rather inappropriate to say one descends from the Scotti if for nothing else than it doesn't really imply who you descend from. Not all who were culturally Gaels were of Iberian descent. Many would be Gaelicized Britons and Belgae who inhabitted Ireland and wouldn't have had many Iberian ancestors. Also, the first tribes designated Scotti probably weren't very Iberian. The most Iberian influenced tribes were largely southern, where we find their graves and such in an Iberian manner similar to those in Galicia and Asturia.

So much learning.
I meant anywhere in the Irish Island.