Debunking the myth that Medieval European swords were dull

I’ve often seen the false assertion that swords in the Middle Ages were not sharp, or even that Western swords in generally don’t cut well. That kind of ignorant statement usually comes from people who have never handled a historically accurate reproduction of such swords, or bothered to look up the specifications of original finds. It’s a silly notion. Of course these swords had sharp edges, and in this video I’m presenting archaeological evidence in the form of battlefied injuries seen on skeletal remain
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