Fantasy often sports unusual weapons like the flame-bladed sword:
But how historically accurate are they? Were these actually ever used in battle? And if so, why? Murphy Barrett has the answer in Quora!
Why a Flamberge?
A flame-bladed sword – aka flamberge – would certainly be effective in real combat. But would they have been more effective than a non-flame-bladed sword?
Period sources don’t suggest so. But neither do they suggest they’d be less effective. Nor does any source seem to treat them any differently than a regular sword.
So, why did people use them?
Disadvantages
Let’s start with why people might not use them.
In an actual fight, most users would have probably switched to a shorter, more manageable despatching-blade, while using the wavy sword to threaten with. You certainly wouldn’t want to plunge such a sword through someone’s abdomen. Cleaning the blade afterward would be a…
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So glad you enjoyed the post, Chris! Thank you 🙂
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I did indeed, Nicholas 👍😃
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