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Defining swords and how subtle differences can be.

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  • NovaNova
    If you must eat a phoenix, boil it, do not roast it. This only encourages their mischievous habits.
    Oh no. It is the sharp-bladed equivalent of a mace, only without the blunt trauma. I am so scared.
  • SotiCotoSotiCoto
    RE-ANIMATOR
    Your sarcasm probably stems from not actually being near someone wielding one with an intent to execute you.
  • JG_PunkJG_Punk
    YO YO YO U CAN'T C ME BOUT TO SPIT SUMTIN' STOOPID!
    Well I mean whether or not you've got a sharp, teethed, or hooked blade is relevant, other than that I dunno.
  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    Creature - Florida Dragon Turtle Human
    > Your sarcasm probably stems from not actually being near someone wielding one with an intent to execute you.

    Speaking from experience?
  • MadassAlexMadassAlex
    One foot in front of the other, every day.
    There are a lot of cool, exotic weapons in the world.

    Almost none of them are as practical as a spear, sword or axe.
  • TuefelHundenIVTuefelHundenIV
    Patrol Time
    Oh lord the historical and academic classifications of weapons especially swords is a real minefield of a subject.  No one to date has tried to set down a universal guide of weapon type based on use, size, and structure of the weapon.  Even in the various eras when the blades were made compared to later eras would name the weapons differently. 

    Then there are things like naming conventions of said swords and what they mean as to what type of blade it is.  Gladius is an excellent example. 
  • MadassAlexMadassAlex
    One foot in front of the other, every day.
    Well, there is the Oakeshott graph. It's not universally-used, but it's probably the best and most complete document out there concerning the naming of swords.
  • BonSequiturBonSequitur
    As a petty and vindictive person, I have to take extra steps not to appear petty and vindictive.
    Well, the simple usage is just to refer to historic weapons by  their original names. Ultimately though any coherent classification of melee weapons would produce 'aberrations' that contrast with common or historical usage.
  • ┻━┻ ︵ ヽ(`Д´）╯︵ ┻━┻┻━┻ ︵ ヽ(`Д´）╯︵ ┻━┻
    Tableflipper
    Almost none of them are as practical as a spear, sword or axe. 

    Out of context this sounds hilarious...
  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    Creature - Florida Dragon Turtle Human
    ^ I don't get the joke.
  • SotiCotoSotiCoto
    RE-ANIMATOR
    I don't get the joke either... but I agree with the original statement.  That said, something is to be said for the effectiveness of Halberds in certain circumstances.
  • MadassAlexMadassAlex
    One foot in front of the other, every day.
    If by "certain circumstances" you mean "almost all the time, no matter what", then I agree.

    It can be used as an axe or as a spear, and at a significant distance, too. Not to mention its anti-cavalry applications.

    If I was on a Medieval or Renaissance battlefield, I would want some kind of polearm as well as a sword, for sure.
  • SotiCotoSotiCoto
    RE-ANIMATOR
    I dunno. How effective is a halberd for mountain-climbing?  Or as a float when you're drowning in the middle of the ocean?
  • ┻━┻ ︵ ヽ(`Д´）╯︵ ┻━┻┻━┻ ︵ ヽ(`Д´）╯︵ ┻━┻
    edited 2011-06-13 14:43:10
    Tableflipper
    I don't get the joke.

    Imagine someone trying to throw a javelin at someone who has a satellite laser that doesn't miss from THE FUTURE in space while the spear guy is on a planet.

    ...

    Actually that probably isn't too hard to consider practical if I think about some video games...
  • SotiCotoSotiCoto
    RE-ANIMATOR
    Mine is the spear that will pierce the heavens.
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