Diomedean War

The Man Who Counts, VIII.

I read of Diomedean war and find that I have posted about it before. See:

The Man Who Counts, Chapter VIII

Winged War 

 

Some details:

 

a weighted net thrown around a flying opponent to make him fall to his death!;

 

the flying archers!;

 

during on-deck fighting, "Hard-pressed, a male would fly upward - there was little attempt to keep ranks, it was a free-for-all." (p. 189);

IIRC, van Rijn later shows that it is easy for infantry holding shields above their heads to capture a position because the enemy have no idea of defending on the ground. In fact, see Fighting On Foot.