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A longsword (also spelled as long sword or long-sword) is a type of European sword characterized as having a cruciform hilt with a grip for primarily two-handed use (around 15 to 30 cm or 6 to 12 in), a straight double-edged blade of around 80 to 110 cm (31 to 43 in), and weighing approximately 2 to 3 kg (4 lb 7 oz to 6 lb 10 oz).
Darksword Adventures is a book that describes a role-playing game set in Thimhallen, the world of Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's Darksword novels. The rules for the game are largely found in the final chapter of the book, while the previous chapters give an in-depth background of the world:
a basic position with the sword held either on the right shoulder or above the head. The blade can be held vertically or at roughly 45-degrees. [97] The word tach, or dach, is often translated as "roof". [clarification needed] Ochs: "ox" a position with the sword held to either side of the head, with the point (as a horn) aiming at the opponent ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Swords of the Iron Legion is an adventure module published in 1988 for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role ...
Paul Wagner & Stephen Hand, Medieval Sword And Shield: The Combat System of Royal Armouries MS I.33, The Chivalry Bookshelf, 2003; ISBN 1-891448-43-9 Stephen Hand, "Re-Interpreting Aspects of the Sword & Buckler System in Royal Armouries MS I.33", in Spada 2: Anthology of Swordsmanship , pp. 91–109, The Chivalry Bookshelf, 2005; ISBN 1-891448 ...
a general introduction to fighting with the long sword (the sword held with both hands on the grip) a division into seventeen parts or techniques (also known as Liechtenauer's "17 chief pieces" or Hauptstücke) of fighting with the long sword. The general introduction is ethical as well as practical and begins as follows:
Sword of Aragon is a "strategic fantasy role-playing adventure" video game published in 1989. [1] The game's setting is the fictional country Aragon. A powerful human empire once held sway over the land, but infighting and raids by monsters such as orcs, goblins, and titans have broken it apart.
'The tale of ancient swords: the story of a guqin and an ancient sword') is a 3D role-playing video game developed by Aurogon with the Gamebryo engine and published by Gamebar. The first installment of the Gujian series, it was originally released in China on July 10, 2010 for Microsoft Windows. An Xbox One port of the game was announced in ...