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Faire Garb => Garbing => Topic started by: Ryanmatthew on February 17, 2015, 07:02:56 AM

Title: Sword
Post by: Ryanmatthew on February 17, 2015, 07:02:56 AM
What kind of sword should I go with for woodsmen/Robin garb? Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Sword
Post by: isabelladangelo on February 17, 2015, 08:05:33 AM
The woodsman and Robin Hood didn't carry swords.  Swords were expensive, heavy, and not exactly easy to climb a tree with.  This is why they always had bows and arrows. 

The Robin Hood legend seems to be from around the end of the 12/early 13th c.   You'd want a sword with a hilt similar to this (http://www.swordsoftheforge.com/12th-holy-land-crusader-sword-regular.html?utm_source=googlepepla&utm_medium=adwords&id=81158707760&gclid=Cj0KEQiA6ounBRCq0LKBjKGgysEBEiQAZmpvA0dk2A0yDZ7alxnYOQ8-XzObQJzNiT4p70tl08sa5LcaAjqz8P8HAQ)
Title: Re: Sword
Post by: Ryanmatthew on February 17, 2015, 08:25:52 AM
Thanks for the help, after posting I did some more digging and found some pics of a Robin Hood statue in Nottingham, and the statue has a sword very similar to that one.