Quote Originally Posted by Bucefalo View Post
a thrusting weapon along with the scutum, not a slashing sword

i don´t really think that this tribe would have adopted the longsword. In the case they would have to fight a celt tribe, the use of a big shield like a scutum plus a thrusting sword like a falcata/gladius would me much more effective agaisnt opponents using long slashing baldes on close quarters.
And why wouldn't a long sword work with a scutum? The gaul fought with long swords and scutum. So did the Romans when they adopted the spatha sword.

They would fight "like a gaul tribe", they would fight like you would fight using those weapons, and I'm sure they would use them pretty effectively...

That of course doesn't answer your question why they are using longswords in EB or if this is historically correct. I'm curious what anyone with knowledge of the Iberians has to say on this.