I happened to be talking to a PhD in History the other day and he said this is not true. He reckons the average sword used way back when was a lot heavier.
Who knows. I am just passing on what he...
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I happened to be talking to a PhD in History the other day and he said this is not true. He reckons the average sword used way back when was a lot heavier.
Who knows. I am just passing on what he...
Hmmmm. Well, I guess you would know better than I would. Still, 2-4lbs does seem pretty light for a sword, but as I said, you would probably know better than me :)
Stacey makes a good point. William Wallace's claymore was apparently 100lbs. I've heard he used to just swing it in a big circle and if you got in the way too bad.
I may be wrong, but I believe...