the illyrian warrior although famed for their naval prowess
the illyrians were also famed warriors as a result of century two tribal
warfare Illyrian weapons and armor became highly advanced and would prove to be
highly effective when in combat against their neighbors despite having a highly
advanced warrior culture breast Armour was extremely rare a type of breast
Armour was made from bronze plate and is known to have been in use in northern
Isle area however all examples of this type of armour dates before 500 BC other
alarians did use brass Armour however this was sparing and sometimes
stretching the very definition of what classes as breast Armour most
illyrian brass armor was simply a jacket made of cloth or leather with parts made
from bronze however the more common type of breast Armour was a simple dish
shaped breastplate of around 10 centimetres in diameter
another type of armour used by the alarians was bronze Greaves it is likely
that before using bronze the early rings used leather Greaves however nothing is
known about this type of armor bronze Greaves first appeared among the islands
in southern Isle area during the 7th century BC Greece hour or more commonly
only used by wealthy warriors and were often highly decorated now in terms of
helmets the most popular and widespread helmet was the illyrian helmet
now despite being labeled the illyrian helmet the helmet actually originated in
ancient Greece only being called the alien helmet as early finds of this
helmet were from the isle aryan region this helmet provided good protection
utilizing strong cheap guards as well as two ridges at the top of the helmet to
deflect blows however unlike a majority of greek helmets the alien helmet did
not hamper vision however the Warriors hearing was severely impaired when
wearing it eventually this helmet was used not just by the illyrians and
Greeks but also the Etruscans and Scythians the most common type of shield
utilized by the illyrians was a circular shield
however northern illyrians often used an oval or rectangular shield this shield
was often small and was decorated with embedded circles and semicircles on the
sides the oval shield used by the northern alarians was most likely a
shield that the alarians borrowed from the Celts when the Celts invaded the
Balkans in the 4th and 3rd centuries this shield was made out of wood and was
held via a handle in the inside of a strong metal boss at the center of the
shield now the alarians primarily used a short
single edged curved sword called a seeker the seeker was developed during
the Bronze Age and was based on an ancient Greek design this sword was
originally a curved sword with a blade of about 16 to 18 inches long the sword
was designed to get around an opponent's shield in order to slash or stab him in
the back now despite the sword being largely used in the Balkans the Romans
regarded this sword has been distinctly illyrian Spears were also very common in
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