What an absolute fantastic evening when  Magnus and Sarah brought in a selection of types of swords from historical periods, including helmets and that very very heavy chain mail. I thought the weapons were absolutely beautiful, but I did find the Bowie knife a little unnerving. Getting to grips with proper weighted weapons as opposed to the theatrical types that I had used before gave a great insight into how they were made and used. It was fascinating to discover the balance of each weapon and how they felt. Many thanks to Magnus and Sarah for giving up their time, and I must point out it was Chris who really organized the evening, not myself, so many many thanks to Chris.

I was thinking it was a good job that Sledgehammer is now at Uni at did not get to the evening. Can you imagine him getting his hands on these weapons. He did want his nickname to be Thor or the Blacksmith before we have the Monika Sledgehammer. Could be some more nicknames on the way after this evening as well.  Looking forward to the next one with the double handed swords.