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The sword itself is very explicitly not designed for that kind of fighting. It is designed for executions; the balance and size guarantee that, no matter how you contrive to carry that thing, you're not going to get a quick graceful reaction with it. So yeah, I would say it becomes a cargo issue - the task is to carry it in a way that doesn't overly interfere with your movement. <br><br>--
"When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set." -- Lin Yutang<br><br><br><br>> From: sonofwitz@butcherbaker.org<br>> To: urth@lists.urth.net<br>> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:46:40 +0000<br>> Subject: Re: (urth) Cloak and Baldric<br>> <br>> I thought writing "wandering swordsman" might invite that objection.<br>> <br>> but, so, you acknowledge that this phenomenon would exist, just that it wouldn't really be a problem since the sword is more "cargo" than defensive weapon?<br>> <br>> ~Witz<br>> <br>> >-----Original Message-----<br>> >From: brunians@brunians.org [mailto:brunians@brunians.org]<br>> >Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 09:35 AM<br>> >To: 'The Urth Mailing List'<br>> >Cc: urth@urth.net<br>> >Subject: Re: (urth) Cloak and Baldric<br>> ><br>> >Sev's not a duellist, he's not wandering around striking on the draw and<br>> >such.<br>> ><br>> >If he was a duellist he surely would not have that kind of sword.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> >.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> >> No, it's not a new subgenre, it's a costuming question.<br>> >><br>> >> So, Severian's got this huge sword on a baldric, slung over his (left)<br>> >> shoulder most of the time. Too big to hang from a sword belt.<br>> >><br>> >> But how does that work with a cloak? It would have to be worn OVER the<br>> >> cloak, but, unless the cloak was pushed back over the shoulders, the<br>> >> baldric would essentially trap his arms in by holding the cloak tight<br>> >> around his torso.<br>> >> It seems he could have one side free, at least, but the other would be<br>> >> constricted.<br>> >><br>> >> Or am I completely wrong? Am I mistaken, or is this not really much of a<br>> >> problem for a wandering swordsman?<br>> >><br>> >> Are any of you guys Ren Fair or Historic Recreation types?<br>> >> any insight here?<br>> >><br>> >> I ask because I was drawing Severian, and this suddenly struck me as a<br>> >> real problem.<br>> >><br>> >> /Devil in the details<br>> >><br>> >> ~Witz<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> _______________________________________________<br>> >> Urth Mailing List<br>> >> To post, write urth@urth.net<br>> >> Subscription/information: http://www.urth.net<br>> >><br>> ><br>> ><br>> >_______________________________________________<br>> >Urth Mailing List<br>> >To post, write urth@urth.net<br>> >Subscription/information: http://www.urth.net<br>> ><br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Urth Mailing List<br>> To post, write urth@urth.net<br>> Subscription/information: http://www.urth.net<br><br /><hr />Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live. <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093185mrt/direct/01/' target='_new'>See Now</a></body>
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