Posted: February 08, 2000 at 07:49:14: by Karl
I think that curved swords were of more use in confined areas. It is notable that the roman sword was not very long at all, used mainly for close quarter work. Perhaps due to limited no.s they wanted to use a longer sword to give a greater 'sweep', i.e to hit as many enemy as possible per blow. Of course, if we assume that the men of the west had superior tactics then this would not apply, as longer swords limit tactical formations due to greater room needed.
Double edged swords have the advantage of cutting on both directional swings, there being no need to change grip.As to why the enemy don't have them, I suppose that they are very time consuming and technically difficult to produce, not in line with the other races lesser achievements.
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