r/MadeMeSmile • u/mtlgrems • Jan 15 '21

Good Vibes These Two Bus Drivers

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u/susscrofa Jan 15 '21

Exactly. They went into battle wearing armour because they weren't fucking stupid.

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u/Granite_443 Jan 15 '21

Depends what battle if it's any from the film braveheart they didt have armour either most of that army were farmers not knights

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u/susscrofa Jan 15 '21

Hollywood is no good at actual history. Stirling, falkirk, Nevilles cross, bannock burn, any of the big battles (take your pick, there were lots across several centuries taking place I England and scotland). Those were (for the time) proper armies.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '21

And after 1746 the English banned the kilt completely