Talk:Kern (soldier)

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I just made a small edit to the Macbeth bit, but wasn't signed in at the time - it was me, if anyone wants to know who to blame... Edjack 14:07, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Military Equipment and Tactics
Under the heading "Military Equipment and Tactics" it say's "perhaps nothing more than a leather coat but they almost certainly did not wear chainmail as there is no evidence that the extensive iron-working industry required to facilitate it existed in Ireland at the time"

The statement "no evidence that the extensive iron-working industry" is unsupported in the text and in fact. The only industry required to produce maille coats is bog iron and or scrap, a forge and plenty of time, all of which has existed in Ireland for almost 2000 years (if we set late iron age as a start point for Kerns).

The very first line say's "There is little evidence to suggest that the kern wore armour, though this point is disputed." so, the above line is partly redundant. Norse raiders/settlers were known to use metal armour at the same time as they were colonising Ireland. Further up the page you find "Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, outfitted many of his Ceithernn with contemporary battle dress and weapons and drilled them as a professional force, complete with experienced captains and modern weapons.[1][2]"

Opinions?

Derek —Preceding unsigned comment added by Scaith (talk • contribs) 18:40, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

This article needs work
"The dart was the weapon of choice for the kern, the bow never achieving popularity in the country" Where's the source? What do you mean "the bow never achieving popularity in the country?" There is literally an image of a gallowglass, many of whom were Irish, with a bowTTTime05 (talk) 19:33, 19 April 2021 (UTC)