Lessons on Swordsmanship

[Lostgaeriel]

Great stuff, Maril!<P>I'm curious to see how PJ shows Éowyn slaying the Witchking one-handed. But first I want to finish my drawing/painting of it. Do you think she could manage to hold what I've decided was a hand-and-a-half sword with finger ring, when her shield arm was broken? Mind you she just had to hold it steady - no cuts or circles. (That's all, no big deal, geesh!)<P>Does a hand-and-a-half make sense for her? She's smaller in stature than the men, but I also wonder if all the Rohirrim would use the hand-and-a-half. Would it be more flexible for horsed and (heaven forbid) unhorsed combat? Afraid I mostly looked at the pictures and didn't read very much of this book:<BR>Phaidon Guide to Antique Weapons and Armour, by Robert Wilkinson-Latham, Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632, 1981. ISBN 0136619355, LC 623.441 WIL<P>See, I've got to design the weapons and armour before I can 'dress' my posed figures. And yet, the poses will be determined by the type and use of weapon. Agghh!