The medieval sword is for cutting and stabbing. This is very hard materials, such as swords and other medieval weapons and armor, others that deal in particular steel. In order to resist the violence and to break, not the medieval sword should have a high degree of hardness. This was done to the blade of the sword slightly higher degree of flexibility while reducing the retention softens the edge. The medieval sword is a weapon that attracts attention, both in attack and defense, both in design and especially in the application. Position, time and movement are so important for a European medieval knights or soldiers, they are for any warrior, however, was the medieval sword designed to serve a much larger capacity defense.
We do not live in a world where most of the sword is the ultimate weapon development. No longer the world's armies gather on the ground and hacked with his sword, ax and mace. The average person is much less know than real weapons information. So I think it is the responsibility of those of us who love and enthusiasm for these things to help educate the buyers in general.
In the not too distant past, say 400 years, the sword was considered a weapon of war civilized hammer, gun or an ax. Why? While all weapons can have a defense capability, no weapon has an ability to balance the sword. Other weapons are designed to focus on the attack. The ability of the sword with the same ability to be used to defend the noble you may feel more psychological kind attachments. Note that struggle the most exciting fights and major in literature and in modern times, Movie Theater, with swords. Save brave a man with swords made of steel bright girl was armed beast or vile tyrant, and the fights are exciting and desperate, where good triumphs over evil.
