That reason is price to produce and skill to wield my dude
Comment on Swords suck, spears are a way more effective weapon
dwindling7373@feddit.it 2 days agoAbsolutely not. It’s the other way around there’s a reason any army get spears while swords are just a simbol for nobility.
prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
dwindling7373@feddit.it 2 days ago
I’m not an expert, are you? All the in dephts historical weapon stuff I met in my life has told me and confirmed me spears win against swords.
prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I didn’t say spears didn’t win against swords.
Spears are easier to wield, it’s a pointy stick. It requires less training to use. Requires significantly less materials to make.
They are a standoff weapon though, in close combat a sword or small bladed weapon wins. Different tools for different purposes.
The information I’m parroting is from experts and historians and literature and everything I’ve read over my 4 decades, it’s common knowledge at this point and not really worth “arguing” imo.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 23 hours ago
There’s this really annoying trend on the YouTube HEMA-type channels where they give unarmored and unshielded amateur college students swords and spears to “test” swords and spears and then crown the spear best weapon, no notes.
dwindling7373@feddit.it 2 days ago
Well my anedoctal evidence is diametrally opposite to yours.
It’s time to invoke the sacred sources.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 23 hours ago
I always find it fascinating the kind of things people will say because they saw a YouTube video once while ignoring all the actual historical context, like the Romans building their empire by fighting spear phalanxes with sword (and javelin) based legions.
dwindling7373@feddit.it 23 hours ago
The Romans swords were not actual swords.
They also had shields and that changes things a lot.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 23 hours ago
Ugh.