2 African spears for ID please

katana · 4th July 2010, 04:22 PM

Thank you both, Luc and Ispn, for your input

According to Spring 'African arms and armour' ...."in addition a javelin, tarda with iron head and wooden shaft was reserved to the Imrad and Iklan classes only......"

The Imrad were the vassel class (immediately below the Ihaggaren ...the Aristocratic class) The Iklan were ....."composed of negroid peoples who over many centuries had been captured in warfare or bought as slaves....."

Kind Regards David

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4th July 2010, 04:22 PM	#4
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Thank you both, Luc and Ispn, for your input According to Spring 'African arms and armour' ...."in addition a javelin, tarda with iron head and wooden shaft was reserved to the Imrad and Iklan classes only......" The Imrad were the vassel class (immediately below the Ihaggaren ...the Aristocratic class) The Iklan were ....."composed of negroid peoples who over many centuries had been captured in warfare or bought as slaves....." Kind Regards David