03-15-2016, 11:09 PM
(03-15-2016, 08:35 PM)SilverOtter Wrote: Everyone likes to romanticize swords, but they were very impractical. They're short range, take way more metal to make, and need training to even reasonably use, let alone to full efficiency. Most swords were shortsword sidearms anyways, and those who focused on using them exclusively were elite men who needed to show off how rich and powerful they were, which is how they got romanticized in the first place.
Compare polearms, which are long range, only need a tip of metal, and are close enough to pitchforks, shovels, and other long-handled equipment that you can easily arm farmers will minimal training, with most advanced tactics involving then being very easy to understand.
Yeah, pretty much. Swordsmanship is neat and all, but there's many weapons that outclass it.
All of which have more range.
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