akura_ opened this issue on Apr 23, 2007 · 23 posts
Darboshanski posted Mon, 23 April 2007 at 11:10 PM
Nay naives the bastard sword AKA the hand and a half sword, was a European sword used in the late 14th and 15th centuries. It is a very long and straight sword and while it could be used for thusting into your enemy it was used mostly swung with two hands like a baseball bat. The blade length was not much longer than a standard long sword however, the grip was long enough that the wielder could use two hands but really there was only enough room for a hand and a half. Because of its design, this sword has no legitimate claim to being classified as either a single-handed or two-handed weapon, hence it is called the bastard sword.