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Would you say his choice of weaponry involved a certain level of overconfidence?Д«eth: HeвЂ™s gonna lose that hammer sooner or later. There was a character on the show who used war hammers exclusively.

#STARFIRE SWORDS FULL#

In most circumstances, except when youвЂ™re in full armor, a dagger doesnвЂ™t really do any good. It was used for close combat rather than at a distance, sort of like a dagger. Zak: It was actually primarily a secondary weapon. Why would someone have selected that weapon instead of a sword? Unfortunately, sometimes it got lodged in the armor and the owner lost it or went with it. Normally a sword could not do that very well - but a war hammer had a very long point, sort of like a pick, and it did a good job of going through armor sometimes. The idea was to make dents in the armor and pierce holes in it. Zak: War hammers were primarily related to jousting in full armor. Working in distance as opposed to someone who likes tight corners - itвЂ™s very much about body size and agility and comfort level.Д¬an you give me a sense of what war hammers were like in medieval times? IвЂ™d much rather have them at a distance and resort to a sword if I really screwed up. Part of it is - especially with something like a sword versus a spear - there are some things I donвЂ™t want to touch with a six-foot pole. So why would you choose a spear over, say, a sword?Д«eth:В Part of it is a comfort level. So itвЂ™s almost the most universal type of weapon. ItвЂ™s a universal weapon used by horsemen and foot soldiers, and used by aborigines for hunting. In medieval times, who used a spear? Peons? But given that the show also involves giants, dragons, and magic, no doubt weвЂ™ll be seeing more imaginative weapons in seasons to come, so it makes us wonder: Why would someone ever not use a sword? For example, in season one, we heard a lot about King Robert BaratheonвЂ™s preference for war hammers - but why specifically would he prefer to use that weapon?В And have the characters whoвЂ™ve wielded non-sword weapons used them properly? To find out, Vulture spoke with Zak and Beth, the proprietors of Starfire Swords, Ltd.В andВ enthusiastic experts in the history of medieval weaponry. MartinвЂ™s A Storm of Swords, the third book in his вЂњA Song of Ice and FireвЂќ fantasy series.В Swords also make sense because, well, swords are easy. Like last year, the fourth season of Game of Thrones has been very sword-heavy, which makes sense, considering that both seasons drew heavily from George R.R.

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