Here is an info video all about "The Kard":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q4ZMeu1imA
Arabic and Persian generals were infamous for their brutality, and would go to horrifying lengths to ensure the abject terror of their opponents. Of course, this was not always the case; several leaders and generals utterly abhorred war in all forms, according to the teachings of Islam. Unfortunately, with the exception of the Ottomans, very few of these rulers ever stayed in power long. These tactics, while inhumane and horrible, were nonetheless effective. Frequently, armies would flee rather than do battle, using cruel, tearing weapons, and killing their opponents in the most gruesome of ways.
Analysis: The horrible reputation gained by many middle-eastern armies attached a horrible and well-earned stigma to war in the middle-east. War and combat were extremely serious affairs, and earned a sort of fearing reverence amongst civilians. It in part inspired middle-eastern men to carry daggers in self-defense. This was almost an open display of hostility, and garnered much tension within society. It became so much a part of their culture, thought, that daggers are still traditionally worn by men today, less for self-defense as for fashion and display of social standing.
Arabic and Persian generals were infamous for their brutality, and would go to horrifying lengths to ensure the abject terror of their opponents. Of course, this was not always the case; several leaders and generals utterly abhorred war in all forms, according to the teachings of Islam. Unfortunately, with the exception of the Ottomans, very few of these rulers ever stayed in power long. These tactics, while inhumane and horrible, were nonetheless effective. Frequently, armies would flee rather than do battle, using cruel, tearing weapons, and killing their opponents in the most gruesome of ways.
Analysis: The horrible reputation gained by many middle-eastern armies attached a horrible and well-earned stigma to war in the middle-east. War and combat were extremely serious affairs, and earned a sort of fearing reverence amongst civilians. It in part inspired middle-eastern men to carry daggers in self-defense. This was almost an open display of hostility, and garnered much tension within society. It became so much a part of their culture, thought, that daggers are still traditionally worn by men today, less for self-defense as for fashion and display of social standing.
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