What Sword?

Discussion in 'Weapons' started by pgm316, Feb 27, 2003.

  1. catharsis

    catharsis New Member

    "Well-known facts" are amusing.

    Europeans forged steel into exceptional armour with mail backing, cunning lobstering, and plates and joints specifically angled to deflect blows. The armour was well enough balanced that people trained in its use could run, fight and ride horseback despite its weight.

    And yet, people are convinced Europeans couldn't handle forging a decent sword.

    :bang:
     
  2. Domenico

    Domenico Valued Member

    Welcome to our cause... ;)
     
  3. Cudgel

    Cudgel The name says it all

    its almost enough to drive a man to drink.
     
  4. Stolenbjorn

    Stolenbjorn Valued Member

    My mother bought me some beer(?) called "viking blood" for my 30 year birthday. Some day, I will paste all the worst posts preaching misunderstanings conserning WMA together, print them out and read them while emptying my viking blood-bottle :cool:
     
  5. Cudgel

    Cudgel The name says it all

    you should like publish a book on that and call it the " Viking Drinking Book"
     
  6. catharsis

    catharsis New Member

    Oo, I have one:

    "Battle armour was so heavy knights who fell off their horses needed cranes to get back on!"
     
  7. Cudgel

    Cudgel The name says it all

    "And samurai armor is made of super light but strong wood"
     
  8. Stolenbjorn

    Stolenbjorn Valued Member

    -yea, but that comment is to be put into the other great book; EMA; the gospell!

    With other comments, like "Karate was invented so that you learned to punch through samurai armor with your fists"...

    -and still you can cut through both plate and chainmail armor; especially with a "behold-bow-to-the-sword-God-KATANA", but allso even with an european sword (that of course weighs at least 40 pounds and is inferior to any eastern weapon what so ever) :Alien:
     
  9. Cudgel

    Cudgel The name says it all

    yeah because inorder for a european sword to be effective it has to be at least 40 pounds to make up for its sofft sponge like metal that hasnt been foldeed million times and isnt differntally tempered.
     
  10. Domenico

    Domenico Valued Member

    I can't believe you guys don't buy that the specific gravity, mettalurgical properties, and general makeup of Steel is vastly superior when it comes from Japan... ;)

    Catharsis, in case you're in the mood for a few rants along these lines, Cudgel, Stolenbjorn, Anthony Shore and myself have been lured into a few doozies, may you find them entertaining...

    http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?p=342876#post342876

    http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?p=373070#post373070

    And perhaps my best all-out assualt on logic, my very first post:

    http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?p=333873#post333873

    <sniff> Damn, I miss the good 'ol days.... :)
     
  11. catharsis

    catharsis New Member

    Good stuff !

    Of course, it doesn't seem like people actually LISTEN so much, but it's nice to try ;)
     
  12. Cudgel

    Cudgel The name says it all

    It seems that some people are just stupid. So sad seeing how one of the virtues of western civillization is intelligence and what not.
     

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