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OK, so Richard thinks "some armour" for the Anglo-Saxon hirdsmen might be a reasonable change. When the next beta starts we can flag this up again then.

melm wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:45 am

The armour issue has been discussed before.

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OK, I did look but couldn't find anything. I will read this later. Thanks.

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