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

[elysium_fic]

It makes all sorts of sense for them to try and invade Ferelden, especially if, like you say, they thought the blight was for real.

No, it really doesn't.

[prisoner_24601]

Lol, okay. Obviously you're uninterested in having a discussion or conversation, which is sort of odd, as this is a discussion thread, but whatever.