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| They Came in different sizes and lenghts.... from the heavy sword Of the Torvalslander.... to the Long and heavy blade of the Alars....... these fearsome weapons had blades from 36 to 50 inches in length and though designed to be used two handed they could be controlled by a large man with a single hand |
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"He wore beneath his cloak yellow wool, and a great belt of glistening black, with a gold buckle, to which was attached a scabbard of oiled, black leather; in this scabbard was a sword, a sword of Torvaldsland, a long sword, with a jeweled pommel, with double guard."---Marauders of Gor, page 172 "Besides the ax Alars are fond of the Alar sword, a long, heavy, double-edged weapon." Mercenaries of Gor, page 45 "I had seen such men fight before. Once the sheer weight of the attacker's blows had turned and driven, interposed, his opponent's sword half through the man's own neck. But I did not think the Forkbeard would weary. On his own ship he, not unoften, drew oar. He accepted the driving blows, like iron thunderbolts, on his own blade, turning them aside. But he struck little. Hilda, her hand before her mouth, eyes frightened, watched this war of two so mighty combatants. Too, of course, the weight of such blows, particularly with the long, heavy swords of Torvaldsland, take their toll from the striking arm, as well as the fending arm." "Too," he said, I purchased this splendid sword." He unsheathed it and swung it about. He handled it lightly. It nearly decapitated a passing wagoner. It was a long cutting sword, of the sort called a spatha among the wagons. It is more useful than the gladius, from the back of a tharlarion, because of it's reach. "--Mercenaries of Gor, page 66 |
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| These swords with thier longer blades are Indeed a fearsome weapon
*interesting Note* the term Longsword was created By G. Gygax of TSR for
use in the D&D roleplaying game, in truth there is no such beast as
a Longsword, the closest thing being a Broadsword. That term being a generic
name used to desrcibe any longer sword with a straight blade usualy sharpened
on bothsides that is used primarily with one hand Through the Years on Earth this sword evolved from being a simple tool for hacking to the epitome of the cut and thrust weapon, Though it appears that On Gor it has reatined it's size and mass and not shrunk to the size of the sword most people envision. No where as quick as the short sword the greater reach though would allow a fighter to stand beyond the range of the common shortsword....it also would have the ability to chew through a shield or knock aside a smaller blade.... |