I ran with Troll hood and leggings in the swamps with a fully upgraded bronze chest piece and all the good stuff (food, arrows, blunt weap, BRONZE BUCKLER). I made bronze leggings and helmet for the boss fight though... Speed can help your movement in the swamps. All in bronze was too slow for my style, I stayed mostly in troll armor. Just move in battle. The bronze buckler was my best friend with that 2X parry bonus though..