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Using two swords? Or telling people how awesome they are? Or some combo of both? :p I am sure there is a abundant supply of people telling others how awesome they are. :) The two swords are a lot rarer, and if it was such a great idea why have none of the people with parrying dagger and rapier ment...

While looking at the guy with two sword telling the camera how awesome he was, I was wondering why nobody else in history thought of that.

The crime museum in Rothenburg have a large collection of polearms. They also have an illustration of an judicial duel between man and woman. She have a stone in her scarf used as flail, he has a wooden club one hand tied behind his back and is standing in a hole dug to his midriff. The club have be...

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Found it.
The peasant of ditmarsken defeated the heavier invaders through terrain.

Swimming is not important compared to having staves to cross the canals and stay dry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hemmingstedt

I have heard of one case where cavalery crossed deep water. The polish royal cavalery corps came to our rescue against the swedes in 1658. They crossed a narrow strait on horseback in december. (causualties unknown) And no, it will not let anyone swim in armour. http://www.kvaersonline.dk/Medelelse/...

I saw an interesting picture in the crime museeum in Rothenburg. It was a judicial duel, the man was standing in a hole to his midrift, one hand tied behind his back and a wooden club turned to a high lensshaped head. The woman were given a stone to fit in her scarf, giving her a large flail, tied t...

Expert is a free title, usually given by journalists to make their piece more impressive.
The time to reshearch an article have dropped alot over the last 20 years, so they will often take the first they find and promote him to "Expert".

Sorry

A few years ago danish tv had a clip with a modern soldier and a halbardier in halfplate running.
Both carried app 30kg/60some pounds, the modern soldier were a bit faster over 200m.

They concluded that the old gear wasnt that bad, and got back to daily life in the castle of that time.