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− | A '''[[bastard sword]] | + | [[File:Bastard_sword.png|thumb|right|A bastard sword]] |
+ | A '''bastard sword''' or '''hand-and-a-halfer'''{{ref|AGOT|60}} are swords which fall between the [[longsword]] or broadsword and the two-handed [[greatsword]] in size.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/A_Myriad_of_Questions/ A Myriad of Question], March 27, 2002</ref> | ||
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+ | ==Size== | ||
+ | The bastard sword is mostly distinguished from a [[longsword]] because it has a grip long enough to allow two-handed use. Bastard swords have slightly longer blades as well, but they remain light enough to be wielded one-handed should the need arise, unlike the [[greatsword]] that requires two hands. | ||
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+ | ==Recent Events== | ||
+ | ===''A Game of Thrones''=== | ||
+ | [[Jon Snow]] receives the [[Valyrian steel]] bastard sword [[Longclaw]] from [[Jeor Mormont]], [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]]. Jon describes it as a good half foot longer than the [[longsword]]s he is used to.{{ref|AGOT|60}} | ||
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+ | ===''A Dance with Dragons''=== | ||
+ | Ser [[Rolly Duckfield]] wields a bastard sword.{{ref|ADWD|8}} | ||
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+ | ==Quotes== | ||
+ | {{quote|Slung across his back in a black leather shoulder sheath was [[Longclaw]], the hand-and-a-half bastard blade the [[Jeor Mormont|Old Bear]] had given him for saving his life. A bastard sword for a [[bastard]], the men joked.{{ref|ACOK|13}}|thoughts of [[Jon Snow]]}} | ||
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+ | ==References== | ||
+ | {{References}} | ||
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+ | [[Category:Swords| ]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:06, 20 September 2020
A bastard sword or hand-and-a-halfer[1] are swords which fall between the longsword or broadsword and the two-handed greatsword in size.[2]
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Size
The bastard sword is mostly distinguished from a longsword because it has a grip long enough to allow two-handed use. Bastard swords have slightly longer blades as well, but they remain light enough to be wielded one-handed should the need arise, unlike the greatsword that requires two hands.
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
Jon Snow receives the Valyrian steel bastard sword Longclaw from Jeor Mormont, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. Jon describes it as a good half foot longer than the longswords he is used to.[1]
A Dance with Dragons
Ser Rolly Duckfield wields a bastard sword.[3]
Quotes
Slung across his back in a black leather shoulder sheath was Longclaw, the hand-and-a-half bastard blade the Old Bear had given him for saving his life. A bastard sword for a bastard, the men joked.[4]
—thoughts of Jon Snow
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 60, Jon VIII.
- ↑ So Spake Martin: A Myriad of Question, March 27, 2002
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 8, Tyrion III.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 13, Jon II.