"The sword is a weapon specifically designed to be man-killing, with the additional effect of showing off the prowess, bravery and ferocity of the user." (Rawlings 23) The presence of the sword in the Mycenaean society thus influences one to consider the fact that it was also used as a channel to express the community's military culture
One of the most impressive pieces of armament in the Mycenaean community was a shield of oxhide on a wooden frame that protected the body. This respective military tool had become outdated by 1450 BC, as Mycenaeans started to use bronze to cover their wooden shields, thus making the armor even more effective (Sacks & Murray 258)
"In military terms, the story of Achilles' anger means that phase of the Trojan war in which the Greek army, deprived of its full complement, was fighting, sometimes desperately, on the defensive." (Warry) Homer's Odyssey is yet another account of historical fiction providing readers with the opportunity to observe the way that the Ancient Greek conducted warfare
palaces at Mycenae, Pylos, Tiryins, Thebes, and elsewhere fielded well-equipped forces that put a high premium on the use of the horse, chariot, and bow." (Wilson