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Old 07-16-2016, 07:49 AM   #128
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Default Re: Swords and plate

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Originally Posted by safisher View Post
That's just a subjective determination which masks a confirmation bias. Given your own record of blatant overstatement of facts and misuse of sources, you hardly have any room to criticize others. And yet again, I see how the "acceptable" evidence has drifted even further. We now must rely solely on original language sources from eyewitnesses. This is rich, indeed.
The very first thing we learn in history is to study primary sources whenever possible. Secondary sources take all the biases of primary sources and add their own biases.

Edit: some lesser known primary sources are in this thread.
http://myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic....er=asc&start=0
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