A short sword was about a pound and a half, a standard arming sword (what we call a longsword in our misconception) was about five, katana were about that much, great swords were about ten or fifteen, once steel was involved. Armor was either chain, plate, or leather-based, plate is widely misconceived. There was heavy plate, but most of it was really not as thick as we often think. Most plate was really quite thin and used to deflect slashes with other armor underneath, so plate suits could be as light as thirty pounds. There were heavy heavy suits, but they fell out of popularity for the reasons you all are mentioning. The trouble is that real armor and weapons don't balance well for game or interest purposes. I am guilty of this, myself, but really, there were good melee weapons and bad ones, and many weapons just aren't meant to be balanced, no matter what I or developers or movie-goers might wish. Essentially, I don't doubt that there were forty pound swords, but they were surely not common, and claymores and great swords were usually half that at most. I hope I'm not seeming arrogant, and I'm honestly writing this while somewhat distracted, so this may seem discombobulated.
Signed: Dakotah Rickard On 1/29/12, Clement Chou <[email protected]> wrote: > Swords and knives mostly. I like them because they're more elegant... an axe > is savage and undeniably cool though. lol. But I like Asian-style swords > because of the designs, and the way they're used is pretty interesting as > well. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Keith S" <[email protected]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 4:09 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] medieval weapons > > >> same here. Swords, knives, axes, >> >> Keith >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Clement Chou" <[email protected]> >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 10:47 AM >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] medieval weapons >> >> >>> That would be about right. And as to the 20 kg sword, I think he said >>> only the strongest men could do that.. otherwise it was a two-handed >>> weapon. Personally I prefer oriental weapons, though I do have a >>> fascination with swords of any type... lol. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Keith S" <[email protected]> >>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 7:52 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] medieval weapons >>> >>> >>>>A typical knight's broad sword weighed about 3 pounds. So, I'm guessing >>>>with would be 1.4 kg? >>>> >>>> Keith >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Jim Kitchen" <[email protected]> >>>> To: "Milos Przic" <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 7:22 AM >>>> Subject: [Audyssey] medieval weapons >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi Milos, >>>>> >>>>> Yep, a 20 kg sword sounds like allot of weapon to be wielding in a >>>>> prolonged battle. Especially since, like you said, it is usually >>>>> wielded in one hand with a shield in the other hand. >>>>> >>>>> I do believe that a standard sledgehammer is 4 or 5 kg. >>>>> >>>>> BFN >>>>> >>>>> Jim >>>>> >>>>> I bought some fish oil, because my fish is squeaky. >>>>> >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://www.kitchensinc.net >>>>> (440) 286-6920 >>>>> Chardon Ohio USA >>>>> --- >>>>> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>>>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>>>> http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>>>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>>>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>>>> list, >>>>> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >>>> >>>> >>>> --- >>>> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>>> http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>>> list, >>>> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> [email protected]. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>> list, >>> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. 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