GCSE English Still image descriptive draft about roman soldier
Still image draft: soldier
Thudding of simultaneous monotonous feet hour upon hour echoed in the cohorts mind. As night fell the drained, weary and drowsy the 480 legionary’s from the 20 mile march were ordered to rest for the night. Many believed to have seen red eyed dark figures in the distance but came to the conclusion that they were: deprived of sleep, rest, resulting in hallucinations due to extreme fatigue. After a regimented breakfast at the allocated time, trumpets were sounded and the camp's tents and huts were dismantled and preparations made for departure. The trumpet then sounded again with the signal for standby to march.
The cohort were obviously outnumbered by the barbaric enemy whom mysteriously bolstered their numbers in the woods, they wore dark demonic cloaks which shrouded their devilish tattoos. The cohort instantaneously formed as tortoise like formation with their spears protruding the shell, protecting the officer as the rest of the cohort formed several steel walls. The mighty metallic machine marched efficiently forward, their shields enveloped them in a coffin and they marched unknowingly to their demise. All of a sudden the howling wolf like people leaped out from the secretive woodland. The woods howled, just then the horde flooded the clearing, suicidaly running towards their imminent deaths.
Without warning the cohort was ambushed from behind, the cohort replied rapidly and were ordered to “protect the rear flank” the officer bellowed commandingly. The third rank marched automatically to the rear of the machine, forming an oval surrounding the tortoise. Fighting shoulder to shoulder keeping the wall as cavity free as possible was astoundingly effective each legionary thrust their Gladius short swords into the delish shadows, pommels were equally as efficacious. Head sized boulders were violently being lobbed at the legionary’s vulnerable heads. The officer of the cohort immediately knew that they couldn’t hold off the horde
Thudding of simultaneous monotonous feet hour upon hour echoed in the cohorts mind. As night fell the drained, weary and drowsy the 480 legionary’s from the 20 mile march were ordered to rest for the night. Many believed to have seen red eyed dark figures in the distance but came to the conclusion that they were: deprived of sleep, rest, resulting in hallucinations due to extreme fatigue. After a regimented breakfast at the allocated time, trumpets were sounded and the camp's tents and huts were dismantled and preparations made for departure. The trumpet then sounded again with the signal for standby to march.
The cohort were obviously outnumbered by the barbaric enemy whom mysteriously bolstered their numbers in the woods, they wore dark demonic cloaks which shrouded their devilish tattoos. The cohort instantaneously formed as tortoise like formation with their spears protruding the shell, protecting the officer as the rest of the cohort formed several steel walls. The mighty metallic machine marched efficiently forward, their shields enveloped them in a coffin and they marched unknowingly to their demise. All of a sudden the howling wolf like people leaped out from the secretive woodland. The woods howled, just then the horde flooded the clearing, suicidaly running towards their imminent deaths.
Without warning the cohort was ambushed from behind, the cohort replied rapidly and were ordered to “protect the rear flank” the officer bellowed commandingly. The third rank marched automatically to the rear of the machine, forming an oval surrounding the tortoise. Fighting shoulder to shoulder keeping the wall as cavity free as possible was astoundingly effective each legionary thrust their Gladius short swords into the delish shadows, pommels were equally as efficacious. Head sized boulders were violently being lobbed at the legionary’s vulnerable heads. The officer of the cohort immediately knew that they couldn’t hold off the horde