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Dnia 2005-03-08 Anna napisa³(a):
Quoted message said:Andrzej Rosa <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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Dnia 2005-03-05 Anna napisa³(a):
Quoted message said:> Didn't the Vikings come from Minnesota?
ow no ..............they come from Norway and Swedan from the beginning
the big one his name was Helsing they make big war, but with who tell me?
and tell me the year.............the story is very interesting
everybody should read.Ilove the all story about them,you know that in this
time now strong man cant keep Viking swordin in hand becouse is so heavy
and you know how much kilogram have that sword?
About 1.5 kilos, which is roughly 3 pounds, sometimes less. On average one
pound per foot.
The myth about heaviness of medieval swords is as popular as wrong.
przykro mi to napisac ale naprawde masz ciekawe wiadomosci!
sex to chyba podstawa Twojego zycia...........cio
[translation] I'm sorry to say, but you have really interesting
informations! Sex is probably the foundation of your life... isn't it
[/translation]
Check http://www.thearma.org and somewhere there should be nice article
about this topic.
Some quotes, for starters:
#v+
From ordinary hands-on experience we know full well that swords were not
excessively heavy nor did they weigh 10 or 15 pounds and more.
Despite frequent claims to the contrary, Medieval swords were indeed
light, manageable, and on average weighed less than four pounds. As
leading sword expert Ewart Oakeshott unequivocally stated: ?Medieval
Swords are neither unwieldably heavy nor all alike?the average weight of
any one of normal size is between 2.5 lb. and 3.5 lbs. Even the big
hand-and-a-half ?war? swords rarely weigh more than 4.5 lbs.
Medieval swords in general were well-made, light, agile fighting weapons
As another source on arms affirmed: ?the sword was, in fact,
surprisingly light?.the average weight of swords from the 10th to the
15th centuries was 1.3 kg, while in the 16th century it was 0.9 kg.
Even the heavier [censored] swords which were used only by second-grade
fighting men did not exceed 1.6 kg, while the horse swords known as
?hand-and-a-half? swords weighed 1.8 kg on average.
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This should be enough to stir your curiosity.
Regarding sex, well, why are you so curious?
Do not tell me, that Vikings are not able to deliver what is expected of
them... That would be shocking!
Just kidding. Regards.
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Andrzej Rosa 1127R
I'm on a medication strike until the FDA stops openly sucking the [censored]
of the pharma industry. I mean, at least they ought to do it behind
closed doors.