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ACOTAR headcanon: traditional weapon and prefered HLs weapon

So this is my headcanon and which country/culture I base each court on. Mostly for myself.

Spring: Tamlin

Traditional: Claymore/ two hand long sword

Due to Spring court being more Welsh/Scottish influenced, the high Lord's traditional weapon is a claymore/heavy two handed sword taking advantage of spring fae's immense strength to cut down enemies like butter.

Preferred: polearm

Tamlin had to hide his power and joined the warband when he was young, despite being a noble born his first weapon was a polearm (halberd, spear, long axe) which is common weapon for soldiers. He can wield any weapon proficiently but prefers polearms. He only started using a two handed sword after becoming a HL training with it constantly.

Summer: Tarquin

Traditional: war club/ leiomano

I based summer on Polynesian, due to being the court of freedom, heat and ocean waves. The traditional weapon of the HL of summer are sharp toothed clubs (leiomano). Rather then rushing, they ride of waves using the momentum to crash skulls.

Preferred: short fishing spear

Tarquin is young and wasn't expected to be the HL, due to this he doesn't have that much experience with weaponry yet and focuses on magic but I headcanon he goes fishing so his preferred weaponry is a short spear that most fishermen typically use.

Autumn: Beron

Traditional: Rapier

I based Autumn court on the French ( late 1700s for reasons). Traditional the court of change believe in beauty but also efficiency so their traditional HL weapon is a one handed rapier. They don't like fighting long, they aim for weak points to end fights quick to let their enemies body rot faster. Their fighting style is very brutal with using flame infused rapier and burning the target from the inside.

Preferred: magic scepter

Beron strikes me as someone who sees fighting as something brutes only do so he focuses more on business and economic. Hence he buys the finest magic scepter gold can buy. The scepter increases his magical powerful allowing him to act as a flame mage in battle.

Winter: Kalias

Traditional: Dane war axe

I based winter court on Danish (snow Queen mythos/Elsa) so the traditional weapon of the HL is a war axe usually enchanted with ice magic. Used to cut through ice like butter and ensure the enemy struggle to heal after being cut/chopped.

Preferred: Dane war axe + knives

Kalias was trained to be HL and does use the axe which is expected of him but he also has experience with knives (Sami people knives).

Dawn: Thesan

Traditional: Chinese piyin/ meteor hammer

Morningstar flail aside from the pun, I based Dawn on ancient China so their weapon is more specifically a piyin (meteor hammer). It's chained flails are enchanted allowing complicated movement to ensnare and damage enemies fitting with the court with the most complex automation.

Preferred: Spear

my headcanon, thesan and his male lover constantly train. Due to his lover being a peregrine Fae, Thesan's preferred weapon is a spear. The weapon of the peregrine Fae.

Day: Helion

Traditional: Spartan spear and shield

due to his aesthetic I tie day court with ancient Rome and Egypt. The high Lord's traditional weapon is a spear and circular shield similar to the Spartans offering decent offense and defense capabilities.

Preferred: khopesh sword and light shield

Helion is considered the smartest or most book smart high lord. He knew that a spear while good isn't well in close quarters combat so he opted to train with a khopesh and uses a lighter shield enchanting them both strengthen his blows. His fighting style is adaptable switching between offense and defense to match his opponent.

Night: Rhysand

Traditional: bastard sword

using darkness to blind and mess with the opponents perception, the high Lord's traditional weapon is a bastard sword. It's a light weight sword that's adaptable to one hand or two hand swings which confuses enemies further.

Preferred: one handed sword/ Illyrian daggers

Rhys being half Illyrian means his stronger than the average night court high Fae, due to this he prefer using an Illyrian one hand sword/long dagger keeping one hand free so he could mist opponents or use magic. He does have proficiency is double dagger wielding as well but not as well as Azriel.

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