Man in the Funny Hat
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<sigh> Does NOBODY own a Thesaurus anymore?
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What's the name for a large group of marching soldiers?
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Klaus
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Man in the Funny Hat
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I'd rather stick with my trusty, musty old 1985 Roget's, and for dictionaries a 1969 Webster's New World (that has the picture of Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963 - ____ as the current president) and a 1984 Webster's 9th Collegiate. If I actually did more writing I'd own more.Klaus said:
KrazyHades
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The classic, more fantasy-style term for 1000 men would be a Legion.
If it's essentially an enormous mob of warriors, the term would be Horde or Host.
If it's essentially an enormous mob of warriors, the term would be Horde or Host.
)Olgar Shiverstone
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Kae'Yoss said:
No, no, no. Thesaurus was the Greek hero who got lost in a maze and beat the Minotaur in a game of Scrabble.
Switchblade
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Time for my pedantic 2 pennies worth. If you are taking the Roman naming convention 1000 is closer to a cohort that a legion (approx 10000) as a cohort is 6 - 8 centuries. Unless you are talking about the manipular legion.
For an army of 1000 marching toward you I'd go with, an army, a column, a lot or too much. You can also use fyrd, levy and arrowfodder.
For an army of 1000 marching toward you I'd go with, an army, a column, a lot or too much. You can also use fyrd, levy and arrowfodder.
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