Swords suck, spears are a way more effective weapon - eviltoast
  • sylver_dragon@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    You only get a short time with the pointy end of the spear and then once a sword wielder is inside your range, you’ve got an unwieldy stick and they have a sword. Good for stand off melee maybe but prob not.

    Yes, but getting in close without getting stabbed is really hard.
    Here’s an actual example of modern HEMA folks giving it a lot of goes:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLLv8E2pWdk