I recall once that a smith made a twelve-foot ceremonial sword in Japan. It was, of course, fully capable of being used, but really. A twelve-foot sword? Imagine trying to block incoming blows with that, even if you could lift it and swing with any finesce at all.
Signed: Dakotah Rickard On 1/31/12, Johnny Tai <johnnyti...@shaw.ca> wrote: > Agree with all you pointed out- match my own knowledge on the matter. Most > big heavy swords we see in fantasy titles today were mostly just ceremonial > when they were used at all- that Japanese nodachi for example- it's really > too unwieldy to be of any real use. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > 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/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
