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German Landsknecht mercenaries of the 16th century AD (lemmy.world)

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[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Doppelsöldner

I thought you were talking about his sword, but actually it's people who fought in the front line for double pay.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppels%C3%B6ldner

[–] Dr_Box@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yessir, taking on the front line seems like a death sentence but these dudes didnt care. They just wanted that coin. Also anyone charging in with a bigass zweihander is a badass in my book