14th century Hungarian swords. Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul.

by IntroductionOk3001

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  1. were these for ceremonial purposes only or were they actually used in battle? wouldn’t it be too heavy and ineffective?

  2. Those are just blacksmiths skill showoff Or ceremonial swords. It was not an uncommon thing during medieval times. Nothing alternative Or weird about them. Cool swords ofc tough, its really Hard To do such a big blades with 14th century tools.

  3. Ceremonial only. The grips that are sized for normal humans shows that these weren’t made for giants. Unless you think that 20 foot tall behemoths had teensy little fingers?

  4. I wonder if someone like The Mountain actor could actually wield a sword that big effectively if trained.

  5. How BIG was the man who welded those swords..AND where can I find one!! Normal sized men could not have carried those.

  6. Hungarians… always needed to compensate something.

    I mean just look at their salamis…

  7. I’m still holding out hope that things like this are proof giants are real 😁

  8. Evening-Letter-2728 on

    They *may* have been used with horses. That’s for or against: either holding a huge sword while charging through the infantry, or alternatively used by infantry in attempt to de-leg horse as they are charging towards you.

    I’m reporting stuff that I’ve read before about these, including the ‘Odachi’ (a massive samurai sword equivalent,) but I don’t really have links to verify. Because its basically just a hypothesis.

  9. Former_nobody13 on

    Sword of the nephilim :

    Stats :

    Strength : + 120
    Dex : – 20
    Agility : + 6
    Special : increases the bearer’s ability to sustain damage via technology of the “ones that came from the stars”

  10. Humans vary A LOT in size. A normal sword can be used by the average humans 5-6 ft, 135-220lbs…but think about a giant like Hafthor the GoT Mountain, or Shaq, or even Andre the Giant. If you’re 7ft+ and 350-400lbs, doesn’t it only make sense that the ideal sword is WAY bigger than what the normal humans use? Check out the pic, it’s Andre the Giant holding a regular 12oz can.

    https://preview.redd.it/32h882dggyhb1.jpeg?width=747&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=09b0bf2c56f86aab9fe1e7436b6a5e0fc81a01cb

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