PugJesus@lemmy.world to RPGMemes @ttrpg.networkEnglish · 9 months agoSword must be high-level (Ironlily)lemmy.worldimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10
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minus-squareShard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoCool as they are, we have very little evidence these were used historically or were actual combat weapons. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_sword
minus-squareLive Your Lives@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·9 months agoUmm… Surviving sharpened examples point to actual use as weapons, but their rarity, and the training necessary to use them, strongly suggest that they were only rarely used as such.
Cool as they are, we have very little evidence these were used historically or were actual combat weapons.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_sword
Umm…