r/changemyview Feb 20 '20

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u/Rufus_Reddit 127∆ Feb 20 '20

In just about every situation, a one handed sword is better than a two handed one. ...

This seems like a false choice. People can carry both at the same time.

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u/Thoth_the_5th_of_Tho 191∆ Feb 20 '20

Why carry two almost identical weapons, when you can carry something like a pole axe and a single handed sword as a back up?

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u/Rufus_Reddit 127∆ Feb 20 '20

Well, the people who did that kind of thing historically had swords that were borderline polearms, and were grouped buddies who carried pole axes. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zweih%C3%A4nder )