photo by Robert Rausch
"The Battle of the Bastards"
1994

hotographers just could not put down the sword and spear. Instead of one man with one sword or shield as seen in the earlier photos, here there are twelve men using their weapons. They seem a bit posed for the action involving their energies, but the point of most battle scenes has always been that swords are phallic symbols, and the good artist lets us see a little of the real thing in his work.