Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26295802-20160511164935/@comment-26863727-20160512033420

During the Middle Ages and early Renaissance, in the area of Europe that would someday become Germany and Austria, there was a popular weapon called the kriegmesser, a HUGE knife so big it was used like a sword. Since it was a knife not a sword, non-nobles could carry it around during peace time. Furthermore, law in the region said you could challenge someone to single combat almost anywhere.

Do you get what I meant now?