Anonymous commented at 2013-11-09 16:47:49 » #1433316

Beautiful artwork, though that sword would be way too heavy for her to carry like that unless it's made of aluminum.

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Anonymous commented at 2014-01-04 22:47:22 » #1465466

Entirely unrealistic armor setup, plus a FICTIONAL character, and you honestly expect the physics of the sword to be realistic?

What's the weather like on your planet?

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Anonymous commented at 2014-02-26 05:55:37 » #1494308

And that sword wouldn't really be too heavy to carry around. Too heavy to swing around with one hand without clumsiness, but definitely carriable. At least since she would seem to be a knight of sort, I'd expect her to be at least as strong as an average modern man, probably quite a bit stronger.

Anyway, a zweihänder, a particularly large two-handed sword, were, at minimum, 1,4 meters (4 feet 7 inches or so) long. Since we don't know how tall the woman in this picture is, we can't really make accurate comparisons, but I would say that the sword in this picture is around the same size or smaller. Although the blade is also wider...
In any case, a zweihänder of 1,4 meters weighed over two kilograms (4,4 pounds). Even considering the wider blade, the sword in this picture shouldn't weigh more than four kilograms (8,8 pounds).

So, 2-4 kilograms? That isn't so heavy. I wouldn't try to swing it around in battle, definitely with not one hand, but a woman used to it could certainly carry it around with ease.

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