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Comments on: What are some primitive/medieval weapons that do not need a good deal of strength to wield? https://www.medievalclothing.com/2011/06/22/what-are-some-primitivemedieval-weapons-that-do-not-need-a-good-deal-of-strength-to-wield/ Medieval & Renaissance Costumes and Clothing. Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:06:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Dapifer https://www.medievalclothing.com/2011/06/22/what-are-some-primitivemedieval-weapons-that-do-not-need-a-good-deal-of-strength-to-wield/#comment-17855 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:06:29 +0000 http://www.swordsofhonor.com/index-blog.php/other-medieval-weapons/what-are-some-primitivemedieval-weapons-that-do-not-need-a-good-deal-of-strength-to-wield/#comment-17855 Real historical swords weren’t terribly heavy: three pounds is about the maximum for a one-handed sword and 3.5 pounds was a good two-handed sword. See here: http://www.thearma.org/essays/weights.htm

I use swords that reproduce the size and weight of medieval specimens all the time in my martial art, and I’m a woman of no great physical prowess. It doesn’t take much force to cut through things with a sharp sword.

As for bows, really heavy longbows only became popular in Europe in the fourteenth century. Before, during and after that period, people just used bows with reasonable draw weights that they could pull. There were also crossbows.

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