In the 7th century these goat herding dessert people managed to destroy the sassanid persian empire, take a large chunk out of the byzantine empire and almost destroying it. They would have steam rolled europe had it not been for the byzantines and charles martel.
Don't underestimate what rough, war-like people growing up in harsh and unforgiving environments can inflict upon the world. Especially when they are frenzied by religion. They have not changed that much in the region since the 7th century.
Huns, Mongols, Saracens, Gurkhas... These people are just born to be fighting material.
Don't underestimate what rough, war-like people growing up in harsh and unforgiving environments can inflict upon the world. Especially when they are frenzied by religion. They have not changed that much in the region since the 7th century.
Huns, Mongols, Saracens, Gurkhas... These people are just born to be fighting material.