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She lifted it from the lake? I thought those things are heavy as fuck
I always thought so too because of movies and games. One-handed swords were only about 3 lbs, and two-handed swords, like the one she found, were only around 6 lbs. Even zweihander was under 10 lbs. Crazy.
https://workingtheflame.com/heaviest-swords-in-history/
Yeah, go grab a 5lb weight and go swing it around. It's not easy to do for long.
No one said it doesn't take skill, practice, and strength to wield it through a battle, or that you wouldn't get tired doing so for long enough. But it isn't too heavy for a child to pick up.
Might have lost some percentage of weight to corrosion too, though it looks amazingly preserved.