David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

hand-to-hand combat. It never occurred
to him that the battle would be fought on
anything other than those terms, and he
prepared accordingly. To protect
himself against blows to the body, he
wore an elaborate tunic made up of
hundreds of overlapping bronze fishlike
scales. It covered his arms and reached
to his knees and probably weighed more
than a hundred pounds. He had bronze
shin guards protecting his legs, with
attached bronze plates covering his feet.
He wore a heavy metal helmet. He had
three separate weapons, all optimized
for close combat. He held a thrusting
javelin made entirely of bronze, which
was capable of penetrating a shield or
even armor. He had a sword on his hip.