Why are we here?

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i think women should get into polearms in a big way. not a lot of women in polearms these days. would love to see women doing battle with polearms.

So many sword women and yet so few appreciating the humble spear…

The devastating cavalry lance…

The imposing berdiche…

The zone-denying pike…

The elegant naginata…

The unforgettable glaive…

The ji, partner in combined arms…

Or the artful halberd…

Dont forget the powerful Bec de Corbin

The versatile Poleaxe

Or the often overlooked Guisarme

Oh but how could we forget!

The Elegant Guandao

The ruinous War Scythe

Or the Horrid Mancatcher?

“I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

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no one talk to me ever again I have died one hundred times over

the sword of goujian fucks me up. it was underwater for 2000+ years and it’s still sharp. that’s the kind of sword you’re supposed to use to defeat an ancient evil

Cute Date Idea!

Fight me to the death outside the hubei provincial museum with the sword of goujian and his arch nemesis’s spear of fuchai.

dragonfly blades

flintlock rifle with a twisted barrel and heart shaped bore (1765)

Chinese bronze sword with turquoise studded, gold inlaid rock crystal hilt, Warring States Period, 4th-2nd century BC

from Cardale Auctioneers

I hope you don’t mind, but I slowed the gif down because that is a FANTASTIC move.

this is the kind of shit that gets described as “quickly disarmed him” in writing and truly doesn’t do it justice

A Spring-Loaded Triple-Bladed Parrying Dagger, Western Europe, late 16th century, housed at the Château d'Écouen.

researching parrying daggers as a fun little treat and i'm delighted by how much every single one of these things looks like it's designed to be as annoying as possible

this one is my favourite. it's called a swordbreaker. it looks like a weaponised version of snagging your clothes on a door handle. if you caught my blade in one of these things there isn't a force on earth that could deliver you from my fury.

“Small Knife with Sheath” The Ottoman Empire, 18th century. Material: steel, silver, bone, horn, mother-of-pearl, enamel [1359x1920]