5/30/2023 0 Comments Nordic warriors going into battleWhile Arabian horses were relatively small at the time to better survive in the desert (and straight Egyptian Arabs still are), Scandinavians rode ponies, which were also small to survive in the cold. The Vikings mock Ahmad's little Arabian horse and joke he's riding on a dog.This is kind of impossible, as there simply wouldn't have been enough fully grown bears in the region to outfit them all. And there are hundreds of wendols, meaning that hundreds of bears have been recently slaughtered to make their headdresses. The wendols are all clad in bearskins, with each and every one of them wearing a bear's head as a headdress, and the skins don't even look worn or old.Ahmad turns his broadsword into a shamshir - a Turkic cavalry saber introduced in the Middle East from Central Asia in the 12th century.Weath wears a belted plaid, AKA a great kilt, despite it not having come into being until the late 16th Century.There is a Roman gladiator's murmillo, a Spanish conquistador's morrión and breastplate, a Greek-looking set of scale armor, and Buliwyf wears a Vandal helmet and part of a 15th century knight's plate armor at the same time. Each of Buliwyf's men wears a completely different set of armor that in many cases won't be made for centuries or is outdated by centuries.However, it is not unbelievable that they'd pick new technology from their neighbors if they lived for another 31,000 years. In addition to the Venuses, they also have body paint (we don't know if Neanderthals did, though they may), cave paintings (very unlikely), and they also fight with horses and throwing javelins (certainly not). The Wendol get this even more than in the original book.It is even debatable if they are still Neanderthals in this version, as while those in the scenes shot by McTiernan have some passable Neanderthal eyebrows and chins, the new mother and the chief added in the reshots by Crichton clearly don't, and their tech only complicates things (see Anachronism Stew). They have their own language, enough engineering skill to build a solid bridge, and can wage hit-and-run cavalry warfare. All Cavemen Were Neanderthals: The movie keeps the Wendol's love for bear skins and human meat but oddly subverts this. ![]() It is implied this is because the warriors lose their fear of them. The moment their true nature is revealed, they start dying and fighting like standard Mooks. Advantage Ball: As long as the Wendol are considered supernatural, they seem almost invincible, slaughtering the 13 with ease.He does start the movie about as competent in a fight as his book equivalent, but it turns out it's because he doesn't know how to use that style of sword. He is also capable of learning a language just by careful observation and listening (at least in an immersive environment). ![]()
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