How big is a division?

[zute]

I apologize for another lame-ass question, but in the story I'm writing now this actually has relevance. It's the difference between paranoia and reasonable concern.

When you rescue Riordan he tells you that Loghain had turned away 200 Grey Wardens and two dozen divisions of cavalry.  When I looked up division sizes I got utterly enormous numbers like 10,000 for single light infantry division, in the modern army. I'm sure that must be vastly larger than in middle ages terms.

Does anyone have a feel for how many actually people that would be? 

My thanks!

Zute

Comments

[varelishawt]

How many of the refugees (I'm inclined to think they would flee to the nearest nations like Orlais, Free Marches, Nevarra and stop there) could actually reach the top levels of the governments in the nations? So, yeah, the news of the Blight would remain in rumors, and, like I said, sending an army is costly, would take time, and for no forseeable gain except for the gratitude of Ferelden. Shortsighted, yes, but that's government for you.

[niniane]

Yup, Ferelden is screwed. (Poor Ferelden...) I'm inclined to think that most foreign countries are like "blight, what blight?" and even if they buy it, go "eh, well, we'll worry about that when it appears on our shores..."

Other than Orlais, which as I said, seems a tad suspicious...