• AWA342 - How vulnerable were armies during the Bronze and Iron Ages to lightning strikes?

  • Jan 31 2025
  • Length: 12 mins
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AWA342 - How vulnerable were armies during the Bronze and Iron Ages to lightning strikes?

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  • Shabbi poses this intriguing question,'how vulnerable were armies during the Bronze and Iron Ages to lightning strikes, whether on the battlefield or while marching, given their use of metal weapons, armour, and formations in open areas?

    Could such vulnerability have influenced ancient religions, particularly the widespread belief in storm and lightning gods in various unconnected cultures (like Zeus, Thor, and Indra)? For example, could events like lightning strikes swaying the tide of battle (if such an event is plausible) explain why so many societies independently developed lightning-wielding deities?'

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