Michele Riccio writes:
>> > Well. As I recall it was an exceptionally long dagger. A long
>> > dagger for a Dragaeraean is a VERY long dagger for an easterner.
>> > So, although not a foil or eppe (or whatever Vlad uses), it's
>> > certainly pretty long, and could probably be used pretty well.
>><snip>
>> > -Jeff
>Knowing nothing about swords or sword fighting, I still wonder if the
>above is correct. Is a dagger nothing more than a sword that got
>"shrunk in the wash"? Could this very long dagger be used as a
>sword? Can anyone on this eclectic list enlighten me?
No, a dagger is -not- simply a short sword -- the handling
characteristics are usually significantly different. (and I'd expect
that Dragaeran daggers would be fairly heavy pieces as their primary
purpose would be to intercept big heavy cuts).
Though one -can- fence "sword and shorter sword", FWIW.
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