Building a Fantasy Army Part 8: Weapons and Tactics
‘Dis be the final part of the series. ‘Ere we go! Weapons and Tactics Weapons and armour In antiquity and […]
Building a Fantasy Army Part 7: Logistics
An army marches on its stomach. What this means is that while a fantasy writer probably should not spend words […]
Building a Fantasy Army Part 6: Numbers
How large an army will be depends largely on the ability of state to support the army – and in […]
Building a Fantasy Army Part 5: Recruitment
Soldiers may be recruited in several ways: tribal militia rural militia urban militia part-time professionals full-time professionals mercenaries None of […]
Magia and Goeteia: Shippey, Lewis, and Tolkien
Originally posted on A Phuulish Fellow:
Last December, I ran across an interesting essay by Tom Shippey on C.S. Lewis’ treatment of…
Building a Fantasy Army Part 4: Organization
Most primitive tribal armies consist of militias which contain all adult males of the group. In such cases, there is […]
Building a Fantasy Army Part 3: Strategy and Enemies
Strategy includes purpose of the army as well as the means by which it aims to fulfill its purpose. At […]
Building a Fantasy Army Part 2: Society and Politics
Society and Culture Tribal armies are often infantry-based; while nobility may fight mounted, they rarely develop an effective cavalry arm. […]
Building a Fantasy Army, Part 1: Introduction and Environment
Introduction Military is often an important part of fantasy, even if it is not military fantasy specifically. Epic fantasy such […]
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Are Dragons Evil, Part 6 – Japanese
Much of Japanese dragon mythology is an amalgamation of native legends with those from China, Korea and India. The style […]
Building a Fantasy Army Part 8: Weapons and Tactics
‘Dis be the final part of the series. ‘Ere we go! Weapons and Tactics Weapons and armour In antiquity and […]
Building a Fantasy Army Part 7: Logistics
An army marches on its stomach. What this means is that while a fantasy writer probably should not spend words […]
Building a Fantasy Army Part 6: Numbers
How large an army will be depends largely on the ability of state to support the army – and in […]
Building a Fantasy Army Part 5: Recruitment
Soldiers may be recruited in several ways: tribal militia rural militia urban militia part-time professionals full-time professionals mercenaries None of […]
Magia and Goeteia: Shippey, Lewis, and Tolkien
Originally posted on A Phuulish Fellow:
Last December, I ran across an interesting essay by Tom Shippey on C.S. Lewis’ treatment of…
Building a Fantasy Army Part 4: Organization
Most primitive tribal armies consist of militias which contain all adult males of the group. In such cases, there is […]
Building a Fantasy Army Part 3: Strategy and Enemies
Strategy includes purpose of the army as well as the means by which it aims to fulfill its purpose. At […]