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When we take a step back and look at the big picture... aren't swords kind of over-hyped? Considering all the weapons that humans have come up with over the course of history, they were not the most effective relative to how much time, skill, and resources they required to make.

So here is a cheeky, snarky look at what makes swords sort of silly in some ways. Let us know what you think, and I hope you find this entertaining.

The reproductions I'm showing here:

Ming Dynasty jian by LK Chen
https://kultofathena.com/product/lk-c...
   • One of the Lightest & Fanciest Swords...  

Messer by Landsknecht Emporium
https://www.kultofathena.com/product/...

Custom war scythe
   • Turned the Reaper Scythe Into a War S...  

Goedendag by Karliah @playingwithweapons232
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5fZ...


Relevant videos:

Sickle to the Face... Yikes! (Goedendag too)
   • Sickle to the Face... Yikes!  (Goeden...  

Cutting Tatami While my Camera is Slowly Croaking?
   • Cutting Tatami While my Camera is Slo...  

I Ruined the Principe and Ended a Zombie Rightly...
   • I Ruined the Principe and Ended a Zom...  

Don't Mess with AXES... Especially if You're a Zombie!
   • Don't Mess with AXES... Especially if...  

Can it be Done? - Defeating the "King of Weapons"...
   • Can it be Done? - Defeating the "King...  

The Most Vicious Axe vs. Zombie Head
   • The Most Vicious Axe vs. Zombie Head....  

How to Parry with a Sword - Edge or Flat?
   • How to Parry with a Sword - Edge or F...  

Staff vs. Sword - Guard Breaker?
   • Staff vs. Sword - Guard Breaker?  


Source / picture credit:

https://www.tf.uni-kiel.de/matwis/ama...
https://www.deviantart.com/andaltno/a...


** Music credits **

"Spirit Waltz" by Horrorpen
https://opengameart.org/content/spiri...
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license (CC BY 3.0)

Outro:
"Highland Storm" by The Slanted Room Records
https://theslantedroom.github.io/stev...
Used with artist's permission


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