How heavy is a sword?
Popular myth will tell you that a sword is very heavy. This is not true. A longsword only weighs in at about 3.5 pounds, and a rapier is only around 2.5 – 2.75 pounds. If a sword weighed 15 – 20 pounds as popular belief says, then why would you risk you life by using it. If you are in a battle that lasts for two to four hours, and your equipment is too heavy to use, then you will not be able to defend yourself. These are tools, and they are meant for a specific job. They are not just pretty, that is only a matter of choice.
