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(( Heyo, man it’s been forever. I’m not sure how many of you are still around, but I wanted to apologize for disappearing without saying anything. Although I haven’t been around, Daring’s always had a special place in my heart. Never stopped loving my boi. I’ve been missing EAH and writing him so much, so I’m thinking of gradually making this blog active again. ))
((Duuude. Where you been? What's good? Lets rp on Discord!))
youtube Swordman standing up to gender roles
while you were living under gender roles, i studied the blade
Men are on average more muscular than women and can wield heavier weapons more easily, so it’s a practical advantage for the woman to prefer the rapier and the man to prefer the longsword. Gender roles? I’d rather win than try to “rebel for rebellion’s sake” and lose.
surprise both swords were used in totally different time periods for totally different purposes and this is a joke post no one cares
Not to mention long sword vs. rapier. The rapier has more speed and precision then the long sword. The long sword is crazy heavy for a hand held weapon and would quickly die.
Several Of The Above Points Are Shit-Wrong And I’m Going To Tell You Why: A Point By Point Dissection By Me
Point 1: “Both swords were used in totally different time periods for totally different purposes.”
Partially right. A rapier is indeed suited to a different fighting style than a longsword. The slender, blade with a highly developed tip makes the rapier an amazing thrusting weapon, designed to pierce through the holes in chainmail or the seams between plates. They can be used to cut, but their primary focus is to thrust. A longsword, however, has a much thicker and heavier blade as well as a longer hilt that gives it the ability to be wielded in one OR two hands (it’s often referred to as a ‘hand-and-a-half’ sword because of this) enabling it the leverage and strength to cut (or bash, but that’s far less ideal as it could damage the blade) far more easily.
Rapier:
Longsword:
HOWEVER, there was at the very least a large period of overlap in the uses of longswords and rapiers. The difference in their utility (besides cutting vs thrusting, the longsword was largely a military weapon and the rapier was largely a civilian weapon and for dueling) saw to it that they could coexist. The longsword as we know it has been found to date back at least to the 14th century, if not earlier and was used in sporting duels and tournaments up until the 16th if not the 17th century (though its military use ended long before its sport use did). The rapier was first created (or at least first recognized by scholars as being created) around 1500 in Spain. Even if we take only the centuries during which they saw the most use (longsword = 14th-16th cent. and rapier = 16th-17th cent.) there was still a whole century of overlap.
Sources:
https://www.albion-swords.com/articles/oakeshott-typology.htm
http://www.e-reading.club/bookreader.php/135704/The_Sword_in_the_Age_of_Chivalry.pdf
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/paradoxes.html
http://www.salvatorfabris.org/SectionRapier.shtml
Point 2: Rapiers are lighter than Longswords (and also the point that longswords are “crazy heavy for a hand-held weapon”).
This is wrong. Rapiers are, on average, around 2-ish lbs (1kg). Longswords are also, on average, around 2-ish lbs (1kg). This is for your STANDARD LONGSWORD, a hand-and-a-half sword that can comfortably be wielded in either one or two hands. Of course, both can reach higher or lower weights, but the top of the weight range for them tends to be around 4 lbs. The heavy fuckers you’re probably referring to are true 2-handed swords, such as the montante or the zweihander. Even then, they don’t get too much above 7 or 8 lbs. You know what weighs around 7 or 8 lbs usually? Most newborn babies.
(in order top to bottom: a 1-handed sword, a longsword, a montante)
For reference, other hand-held weapons? Shotguns run between 5 and 8 or more lbs. An M60 machine gun? Around 23 lbs. Handguns are between 2-4 lbs.
So yes, a longsword is heavy…when you’re comparing it to, like, a knife or to not wielding anything.
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wDjjLnKRcI&t=1s
http://www.thearma.org/essays/weights.htm#.WMsiVfkrKUk
http://www.ejmas.com/jwma/articles/2005/jwmaart_dawson_0205.htm
http://modernfirearms.net/machine/usa/m60-e.html
http://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.asp?smallarms_id=38
http://www.chuckhawks.com/shotgun_weight.htm
https://www.sigsauer.com/products/firearms/pistols/
Point 3: Larger weapons are slower.
No
they
REALLY
aren’t.
That’s a video-game-ism so that 1) you don’t feel like shit when you get wrecked by an opponent wielding a fuck-off huge sword and 2) they don’t have to program in proper form, technique, and handling of said sword.
Point 4: “Women can’t wield longswords.”
Really now?
(Have some more videos because tumblr won’t let me embed any more.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3o5sFI56V8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nzpvVuSwc0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bE4v6e6iss
Thank you. Longswords just aren’t that heavy. They really are not. A good one balances in the hand and feels almost effortless to hold. They are a real pleasure to handle and I think everyone should get the chance to do so at least once just to understand what I mean. Shitty wallhangers are fuckoff heavy, but that’s because they are made from crappy materials, are not properly shaped/tapered, are too thick, are poorly balanced so they feel even heavier than they are, and were never actually intended to be *used*.
THIS
mine is a Badger Blades bastard sword and doesn’t meet the length requirement for actual longsword status – but it’s got gorgeous balance and feels incredibly right and easy in the hand.
(one of the things I love about Badger is that their swords are incredibly utilitarian, and they regularly demonstrate the fact that they can punch easily right through a car hood, for example; this thing has no frills, its pommel is a machined chunk of steel and the only even remotely decorative aspect is the scalloped ricasso, and it is beautiful because it is un-ornamented.)
the lethality of a sword has much less to do with the strength of your arm than the arc of your swing. so long as you are strong enough to hold and move it without getting too tired – which any athletic woman easily is – you can wreck somebody with it.
Swords do not cut by being a heavy thing that you force the edge into your target with weight and power. Swords are light and mobile things that cut by the power of being really sharp. On something else, we would likely call that same edge dangerously sharp and blunten it. On a sword, dangerously sharp is the point. The idea of the large, heavy, blunt broadsword was a Victorian falsehood (like so many other things) designed to make the Victorian military sound better.
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Hopper as a child, depressed.
Hopper’s mother: What’s wrong Hopper?
Hopper, 5: I’m a frog…
Hopper’s mother smile: Yes a frog; like the one you kiss, to get a handsome prince.
“Hey man!” He waved after getting out of his carriage. “It’s great to be back again.”
Summer had gone by so fast and while it was nice to be back in his homeland again it was good to be at school too.
“How was your summer break?” He asked strolling over and putting his hands in his blazer pockets. “Did you tell your dad about, ya know, you and Asylynn?”
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Hunter’s face broke into a grin as he waved back. He was surrounded by royals. hunter didn’t have a carriage or servants. He always walked to school. Hunter preferred the simple life. “My summer break was over too fast,” he answered begrudgingly. He loved summer.
His hazel eyes turned towards his friend. “You know the relationship I had with my dad,” Hunter hissed. “I couldn’t tell him anything!” Hunter’s dad was good dad but overall an evil guy. Despite his dark past; The Huntsman was actually a decent father.
“Dude, I’m sorry.” Hopper replied grimacing a little. “Sometimes my head’s still stuck in the Vale that I forget sometimes. I didn’t mean anything by it.”
That much was the truth. Hopper got along great with his own parents he sometimes forgot that other people weren’t so lucky.
“So what’d you do over the summer? I mostly had to work.” He replied happy to change the subject.
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“-Heeeey Hopper! How’s it goin’?”
“Hey man!” He waved after getting out of his carriage. “It’s great to be back again.”
Summer had gone by so fast and while it was nice to be back in his homeland again it was good to be at school too.
“How was your summer break?” He asked strolling over and putting his hands in his blazer pockets. “Did you tell your dad about, ya know, you and Asylynn?”
Long have I sought sweet Mary's heart, And dropp'd the tear, and heav'd the sigh: But vain the lover's wily art, Beneath a sister's watchful eye.
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this will be the only thing we get from SDCC weekend and I’m perfectly fine with it
According to Ever After High’s official Facebook page Hopper was born on July 21.
Expectation:
Daring - Snow White’s prince charming
Darling - Damsel in Distress
Dexter- Beauty’s beast
Reality:
Daring- Beauty’s beast
Darling - Snow White’s Prince Chamring
Dexter- Damsel in Distress
It’s funny cause it’s true.
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Oh snap did I see tiny red headed stepson for more than one scene in a trailer?! Let's hope that since he's best bros with Daring and Daring also has a 'turned into a creature saved by a damsel' thing going on we'll see more of this amphibian cutie!
"Hey Hopper have you seen Briar?" the young blonde asked with a soft pout gracing her apple red lips. "I've been looking for her everywhere and I'm ever so worried. What if she's pricked her finger again?" Apple asked. -fairwhiteapple (hope this is okay)
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Hopper’s face moved into a worried frown. He shook his head no. He hadn’t seen Briar for a while but he just assumed she was shopping or out having fun. The auburn haired prince took out his cell.
[Hext]: I’ll help you look for her.
@toadsarefrogs // Hexting
{Hext}: What do you need help with? Hmm I’ll keep that mind when I require so assistance.
[Hext] I’m working on a poem for Briar but it’s difficult. I want to write something moving and genuine but it just sounds false to when I read it back to me. I was hoping maybe you could look at it? Tell me if it sucks or not?
Raven had been quite enchanted with the view from her window that she didn’t realize that they had stopped until one of the footmen opened the carriage door to announce their arrival. Picking up the hand mirror that sat beside her, Raven checked out her appearance as they’d come a long way and she wished to make sure that she didn’t look too worn from travel when she was introduced to the Royal Family. Climbing out of the carriage however her longing for a good first impression was for not as soon the heel of her shoe caught on the last step and she began to take a tumble, thankfully there was somebody there to catch her.
“Oh hex,” she muttered under her breath while trying to regain her composure.
Hopper breathed a little sigh of relief when he saw Raven King. She was a pretty laid back girl and was nice to him despite his frog curse. At seeing her trip he dashed out quickly to catch her.
He wanted to ask if she was alright but all the words in his head sounded stupid. Instead Hopper just smiled at the heir to the Good King sheepishly. His mother, Queen Ivy, stepped forward to speak for him.
“Oh my! Raven are you quite alright?” She asked stepping forward towards the two.
A thought experiment
So Queen Ivy thought it was Faybelle, too. Faybelle Thorn and her way with crashing parties–it was a surprise she hadn’t just poisoned Briar at her wedding and been done with it. Briar glanced at Hopper and said, “We considered her. It seems like something she would do. But if it is Dark Fairy magic, do you think a potion could reverse it?”
That was a thought she hadn’t had before. What if she couldn’t get her memories back? Of course that was the first step, of course they should do everything they could to put her life back on track and the best way to do it was to retrieve her memory. But there was another nagging idea…What if she didn’t want it?
“It is possible.” King Croakington mused, “But it would be very difficult to brew and will take some time. Gathering the plants necessary will also be difficult.” Hopper wanted to grab her hand and hold it but he knew Briar wouldn’t appreciate it in the slightest.
“Perhaps, that is something you and Hopper should discuss.” Ivy suggested, “If it is alright with Briar, I would like to speak with her alone.”
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Rosabella, A Semi-Charming Kind of Life. The Vale does not give citizenship to beasts.
