Poisoned pearls

Roland_M · 30th November 2017, 09:44 AM

We also should not forget the psvchological effect of a poisoned blade.

If the poison is clearly visible, because of its green or maybe orange color, this could have a tremendous negative effect on the bravery of the opponent.

Many things on historic battlefields were only made to scary the enemy.

Jens Nordlunde · 30th November 2017, 04:36 PM

It is interesting to see that using poison is very seldom mentioned in the books, so it is not easy to know how often it was used. Maybe this means that it was used often/seldom, so the authors did not think it was anything important to mention. I may add, that the same goes for spies, only very few books mention the use of spies, but when they do there seem to have been a lot of them.

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 30th November 2017, 04:36 PM

Indeed Marco Polo reported that dead bodies were catapulted over battlement walls to spread disease amongst the defenders.

Jens Nordlunde · 9th December 2017, 09:55 PM

Yes, poisoneus snakes were also thrown over the walls, when a city were at siege.
However, something which surprices me is, that some writers mention that all the warriors were drugged before they went into battle. Some writers price the brave warriors, while others tell that they were heavely drugged - could have been a combination.

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30th November 2017, 09:44 AM	#1
Roland_M Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Germany Posts: 528	We also should not forget the psvchological effect of a poisoned blade. If the poison is clearly visible, because of its green or maybe orange color, this could have a tremendous negative effect on the bravery of the opponent. Many things on historic battlefields were only made to scary the enemy.

30th November 2017, 04:36 PM	#2
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	It is interesting to see that using poison is very seldom mentioned in the books, so it is not easy to know how often it was used. Maybe this means that it was used often/seldom, so the authors did not think it was anything important to mention. I may add, that the same goes for spies, only very few books mention the use of spies, but when they do there seem to have been a lot of them.

30th November 2017, 04:36 PM	#3
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	Indeed Marco Polo reported that dead bodies were catapulted over battlement walls to spread disease amongst the defenders.

9th December 2017, 09:55 PM	#4
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Yes, poisoneus snakes were also thrown over the walls, when a city were at siege. However, something which surprices me is, that some writers mention that all the warriors were drugged before they went into battle. Some writers price the brave warriors, while others tell that they were heavely drugged - could have been a combination.