Thracian Light Lancers
Light Cavalry(0.6.7)Side / Back
Short description
These light Thracian lancers should only be used for attack as their charge can be devastating.
Description
In December 2000, an impressive Thracian tomb chamber was found at Alexandrovo in South West Bulgaria. The frescoes surrounding the show depict a king, probably of the Triballi, at hunting. Subsequent analysis showed that some of the horsemen depicted also represent a Thracian military unit: the so called Cavalryman B and C from the Alexandrovo tomb both wear lances, no helmets, no shields and a straight sword as a secondary weapon. Both are clad in a white tunic, B with long sleeves, C with short sleeves. It now seems likely that many young Thracian nobles, especially those from among the poorer parts of the Odrysian and Triballian nobility, went to war as light lancers. Fast and agile, they could deliver a devastating charge, but their lack of protection made them vulnerable against missiles or in prolonged melee.








