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>>/34379/ > short sword True. They know spata too, but I think that was the sword of the cavalry. > Which allowed their formations more flexible I'm not sure that was the reason. > stirrup wasnt much used Yeah, first rigid (metal) stirrups were brought into Europe by the Avars. Textile/rope stirrups were used by steppe people for who knows how long, but I dunno their usefulness. In other cultures, I dunno.