They were more common. It was a status symbol, it looks better to show off a fancy blade than a crude club. Plus if you get into a scrap you might not want to necessarily kill or seriously cripple them. There would be a weregild sort of thing for that. A bit of a scar would be a lot cheaper than an amputated or crippled limb. You'd have to support a one legged man in an ass kicking contest after that. <|endoftext|> 