Weapons In The Trojan War

Even though the Trojan War sets itself up as a very controversial topic to many people, there is one positive aspect to this topic. The Trojan War contributed specific evidence to our generation on how greeks fought or may have fought battles through the Illiad. One could classify homeric warfare used by the greeks with simple weaponry, specific tactics in practice and use of humanistic ideologies. First, an important topic of warfare to address is the types of simple weaponry used. The weaponry that caught my attention first was the use of shields. “Shields massive in the middle clashed against each other, and the sound grew huge of the fighting.” This explains that this weaponry is simple because it is massive, and can be inferred that it is made out of metal (bronze) in reference to the huge sound. It can also be inferred from the text that a shield can be used for protection that is why it is positioned in the middle of the body and to injure an enemy while running into them. In my opinion the use of a shield is a great weapon because it can used to protect any part of your body at anytime, and its metal texture is ideal in injuring your enemy. Another form of weaponry that stood out to me was the use of spears. “When a man from his own car encounters

One example that I encountered in the text was fairness. “Rouse up rather the rest of the flowing-haired Achaians so that we may fight in all speed, since the trojans have broken their oaths: a thing that shall be death and sorrow hereafter to them, since they were the first to do violence over the oath sworn.” The author here identifies that the Achaians fight for fairness because the trojans broke the oath so it is only fair that they suffer. In my opinion fairness is an appropriate reason to fight because every person is made equally and once a person or group thinks they are better that's when actions need to be