Binding: Misc.
Brand: DK ONLINE
Label: DK ONLINE
Manufacturer: DK ONLINE
Publisher: DK ONLINE
Sales Rank: 74150
Studio: DK ONLINE
Features:- Shield weighs in at whopping 12 lbs!
- Razor Sharp Blade on Sword
- Leather wrapped handle (sword)
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Rating:  - dumn reviews
im saven up to buy this sword but know i dont own it yet so this isnt a good review. but i had to leave a better one since both of the other reviews were from compleat morons you rate the weapon no the sealer or that you dont tkink its historic
Rating:  - Fantasy gear
Whatever the merits of the positions taken by the previous two reviewers and however accurate the reproduction of the gear used in the movie, the real items used by the Spartan hoplites of the Classical era were a bit different.
The round shield ("hoplon") was approximately a meter in diameter, made of wood about "the thickness of a man's palm" and quite heavy, about twenty pounds. (See Xenophon about this. In the "Anabasis," his history of the of the Greek army of mercenaries he commanded cutting its way out of Persia, he reports that his men were astonished when members of an obscure mountain tribe fired arrows at them that actually penetrated their shields.)
The Spartan sword was very definitely a secondary weapon. It was short, about the same size as a modern kitchen carving knife, which it very strongly resembled. It can be seen on a couple of contemporary sculptures that show Spartan warriors in desperate straits.
There was a well-known anecdote about a Spartan trainee who complained that his sword was too short. The Spartan equivalent of a drill sergeant replied, "If you think your sword's too short, take one step forward."
Rating:  - TERRRIBBLE MERCHANT
THIS MERCHANT IS NOT HONEST IF YOU PURCHASE ANYTHING DO NOT EXPECT IT TO COME ON TIME EVEN IF YOU PAY EXPITIDED SHIPPING. VERY UNPROFFESSIONAL.
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