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Originally posted by robertthebard:
Marty 4, I've seen great swords, up close and personal, held one in both my hands, and while it is heavy, it's not one hundred pounds. I do, however, agree that longswords are not all that heavy. Fuctional ones weigh a bit more than two pounds, but they aren't all that heavy, maybe eight to ten pounds all told.
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I don't think that greatswords were actually used during medieval times. Was the one you held a collectors item?
As for the weight, I may be confused with katanas, which may have been 2 pounds. Still, eight to ten pounds with two hands shouldnt be that bad, unless you are using it for an extended period of time (and if so, you would definitely have trained with it and be physically strong enough to wave around five pounds of weight in each hand).