This is a topic about which I've wondered, myself. I can't believe a warrior like Aragorn went around Ranger-ing for sixty years without a sword or some kind of weapon (no axe is mentioned at all). I DEFINITELY can't see him using Narsil in its broken form over that time, though I guess if you were desperate and had nothing else to fight with at a certain time, well, it would be as nasty as a broken bottle, wouldn't it? : - ) You CAN carry two swords, especially if one is shorter than the other - the samurai did it. It depends where you stash them. Or there's Florentine fighting (sword and knife together... can't you just GUESS I've been in the SCA, though a long time ago, so if we have any current SCAers feel free to correct me on this). So why not carry a serviceable blade without a name or magical qualities, but which is just bloody good at cutting, to paraphrase Terry Pratchett, with Narsil in the knife spot? [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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