Celtic warrior wound analysis

[Imperial Dave]

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/elite-celtic-warrior-had-healed-arrowhead-injury-in-his-pelvis-3d-bone-analysis-reveals

Short article but shows the value of a save roll in wargaming  ....

[Erpingham]

He may have survived his saving roll but I would worry about his continued battlefield effectiveness  Though it would seem he was able to get off the field, either under his own steam or with the help of his comrades, and return to base for treatment.

[Jim Webster]

We forget just how tough some people were/are

[skb777]

We forget just how tough some people were/are

Granted having the pelvic bone widened in order to remove the arrow head probably would bring a tear to the eye.

[Adrian Nayler]

I'm reminded of years past when the local TV news seemed to go through a period in which it ended every bulletin with a 'good news' story. I recall what seemed a regular succession of elder citizens interviewed on their ninety-umpteenth birthday who avowed no harm ever came to them from a lifetime of chain smoking, hard drinking, or extreme 'greasy spoon' eating (and other of life's pleasures). What was not reported was the 'mass casualty' effects through, cancer, heart attack and stroke more likely to be suffered by the majority. Like it or not, some people are just lucky - whether they roll their own dice or not!

[Erpingham]

I've not studied earlier periods to see how common surviving battlefield injuries was. However, I've looked quite a bit at medieval ones, where we have not only bodies but written sources, and a surprising number of people were wounded and went back for more.

[Imperial Dave]

Must have smarted a bit as my granny would say...