re: #166 Simply Sarah

Really? It was my understanding that bronze was in many ways superior to iron for tools and weapons (Whereas steel is superior to bronze). I thought the switch to iron was largely due to limits in the ability to make bronze thanks to a lack of either copper or tin (I forget). Granted, I may be confusing a hypothesis I heard somewhere for a commonly accepted historical theory.

Respectfully, iron swords and armor defeat bronze swords and armor any day - if only because you can make a longer and sharper iron blade that won’t shatter, and iron armor is harder to penetrate.