HEMA/Historical Warfare v. 1 "Strike in and hasten forth; rush to, let it hit, or go by."
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I figured I'd practice my necromancy, see if anybody has anything to say.
So the instructor in my club picked up this viking/Saxon sword, and I say both because it combines elements of the two. It's mostly notable because the weight is period accurate, which is to say that it's fucking heavy. Heavier than any longsword I've carried. The hilt is also designed to enforce a hammer grip, otherwise it'll dig into and hurt your wrist. Not a comfortable sword to swing around in the slightest, but it's interesting. I've never been much of a fan of heavy swords, so I'm kind of curious to know why people like things like the messers.
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More personally I'm finally starting to not suck with the longsword, which is making fights a lot more fun.
[QUOTE=Reds;51929065]I figured I'd practice my necromancy, see if anybody has anything to say.
So the instructor in my club picked up this viking/Saxon sword, and I say both because it combines elements of the two. It's mostly notable because the weight is period accurate, which is to say that it's fucking heavy. Heavier than any longsword I've carried. The hilt is also designed to enforce a hammer grip, otherwise it'll dig into and hurt your wrist. Not a comfortable sword to swing around in the slightest, but it's interesting. I've never been much of a fan of heavy swords, so I'm kind of curious to know why people like things like the messers.
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More personally I'm finally starting to not suck with the longsword, which is making fights a lot more fun.[/QUOTE]
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Ever tried the grip Roland Warzecha proposed for such swords?
[editline]10th March 2017[/editline]
My bad, suggested by Peter Johnsson first and then taken into account by Roland Warzecha:
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Did I tell you guys I won a competition?
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