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Line 15: Sadly, this documentary is not well known and European swordsmanship remains immensely obscure. ---- {{tropelist}} ~~=== This documentary includes examples of: ===~~ * [[BFS]]: The standard sword for many Medieval and Renaissance knights was the longsword, a two-handed weapon that totaled four feet in length, with the blade accounting for three of those. Even larger were the specialised Renaissance two-handers, a favourite of German mercenaries. These could be up to six feet long. The kinds of swords described enjoy the bulk of attention in this documentary.