And while my instructor confirmed that she knew of no European schools doing this-if they did, it’s not well-documented-she said it was a thing in other cultures. I often heard people say that people using a weapon in each hand is an invention of fiction. The moment you’re surrounded, you’re probably done for – because, unlike in Hollywood, they wouldn’t take turns attacking but come at you all at once. The only way to plausibly pull this off would be to split the opponents up, perhaps by luring them into a confined space where you could take them on one by one. While a skilled (or lucky) fighter might win a two-versus-one, it’d be extremely unlikely for even a single master swordsman to win against superior numbers, even just three and if they’re below his skill level. The fighter less afraid of getting injured would often push harder, allowing them to overpower even opponents with better technique.ģ.) Even a skilled fighter rarely stands a chance when outnumbered In real swordfights, recklessness was often more important than technique. The same applies to situations: if your character is going to be fighting in close quarters (even just a normal house), he’d get little value out of a spear or even a longsword, as there’d be no space to swing it effectively. Also, soldiers native to a country with wide open plains would be more likely to carry long-range melee weapons such as spears or large swords, than those from a country consisting of mostly jungle or dense forests. A farmer probably couldn’t afford a sword and might use a knife or threshing flail instead, and someone who doesn’t want to be noticed probably wouldn’t be milling about sporting a glaive or another large weapon. Let’s start with a truism: always ensure your character’s weapons make sense for a.) their profession, b.) their cultural background and c.) the environment they’re going to fight in. Big thanks to Gladiatores Munich and Jeanne for making time! ( Here are some more pictures if you’re interested.)Ĭaveat: I’m by no means a sword-fighting expert myself, so take these nuggets with a grain of salt – I might have misremembered or misinterpreted some of the things Jeanne told me. Since I figured some of what she told me might be useful for you too, I put together a small list for you. To make the fighting scenes in my low fantasy novel more realistic, I went to see a trainer for historical sword-fighting last week, both to barrage her with questions and to develop realistic choreographies for the fight scenes in the novel. Good PSA that the best way to support your content creators is to REBLOG THERE IS NO SHAME IN IT.Īnd still there’d be people who’d not REBLOG this post I think I’m gonna restart blogging my own shit. A boost of confidence here and there might be all someone needs to finish whatever thing they started and left.Īnyway, I’m still going to reblog my shit… Yes we do this because we enjoy it but like…some validation won’t hurt. Why do you think so many people stopped writing fanfic and creating beautiful fanart and edits? It’s because they put in hours of work and don’t get nearly enough notes for their masterpieces. Reblogging helps content creators put their stuff out there. This is a website that’s run by the reblog system. This isn’t twitter or tiktok or instagram. Because that’s how you find shit on your dashboard. I appreciate the likes, believe me I do, but you have to understand. These are just the last three fics I wrote. Because someone might as well!? And look at this.
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