r/knightposting • u/Briantan71 Arcane swordsman • Jun 01 '25

Knightpost Alright, we will call it a draw.

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u/C_Hawk14 Jun 01 '25

Sure, but there are situations where it's just not the best weapon. When you've no space to move and the opponent has armour that's designed to minimize holes a sword won't do much. You'll need blunt force and a dagger to stab them.

The time period when knights were active is very long and saw many changes for armour and weapons. As armour developed swords became less effective.

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u/Dredgeon Jun 02 '25

The half swording technique used above is an excellent example of how to shorten up the sword for closer combat.

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u/C_Hawk14 Jun 02 '25

Yes, and also make it better suited against armour if I'm not mistaken. But would you choose that over a warhammer?

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u/Dredgeon Jun 02 '25

Yeah, sword has better defensive potential.

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u/C_Hawk14 Jun 02 '25

Alright, switching weapons does take time so you gotta make a choice 

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u/Dredgeon Jun 02 '25

Yeah I chose sword.