Board Thread:Middle Earth Roleplays/@comment-26347028-20160404235546/@comment-26863727-20160426211300

"There's such a thing as leverage, and weight. A proper sword should weigh somewhere between two and four pounds, and the balance should make it handle like it's lighter than it is. That thing you're carrying probably weighs at least twenty pounds. The speed of a weapon depends on how big the lever you use to swing it is. The hilt of my longsword is around a foot long, and the blade is nearly a yard. Thus I have both a well-balanced weapon that is less than a quarter of the weight of yours, and one I can move faster with far less stamina cost."