>>17905292
height didn't matter much for some steppe barbarians
Best case scenario for a poor shorty back then would be to join the Huns as a skilled tradesman; carpenters, tanners, and ironsmiths were particularly sought after as well as anybody who knew horses. Then he could hope to buy/win a Hunfu in one of the endless raids and start a family. His sons would in time become full fledged warriors and win much loot against Goths, Persians, Romans etc.
It wouldn't work with the Scythians though as they were bigger, had much bigger horses, and fought slightly differently from the Huns
