The vampire did not begin as a cape-wearing aristocrat with great cheekbones. It started as a problem....
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Two handed swords in Skyrim sit in a satisfying space. They are slower than one handed builds,...
Most soldiers never fought the way films show The romantic image of sword to sword combat between...
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1. It was built for control, not brute force The longsword gets a reputation as a heavy...
Kusanagi no Tsurugi Kusanagi no Tsurugi sits above every other Japanese sword because it was never really...