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Podcast: Fascinating Nouns
Episode: Ep. 217: The Medieval Art of Sword Fighting
Description: Fantasy has never been more popular. Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings, and even the Harry Potter series has made sword and sorcery commonplace. For the sci-fi fans out there, the Star Wars movies are filled with Jedi lightsaber battles, complete with the same parries, thrusts, and disarms found on the medieval battlefield. It is so ubiquitous that any kid will pick up a stick or long cardboard tube and start swinging it around like a knight of the round table. What I am trying to say is that we all love swords, but not as much...