[Runequest] [RQIII]Sword stats

[Peter Brink]

Tony skrev:
> Tomas Björklund wrote:
> 
>>> Actually, bronze is not inferior to iron... :) in some cases and
>>> applications it's actually  superior.
>>>
>> You are absolutely right. Bronze is far stronger and better at holding an
>> edge than wrought iron. It's a bit heavier though but that may even be a
>> good thing in some cases.
>>
>> Although you may want to compare bronze to steel rather than iron, in
>> which
>> case the reverse is true. Whether steel exists or not in a particular RQ
>> world is another matter. Here on earth we've had cultures even B.C. with
>> very good steel, Wootz steel for instance.
>>
> Didn't iron weapons (if the old Slaine comics ex 2000Ad are to be
> believed:) also tond to bend with use?
> Tony

Caesar (I believe) notes that the Celts longswords would bend almost 90 
degrees from time to time but that the Celtish warriors very easily bent 
them straight again. Also I remember reading an account of a few 
archaeologist trying an more than 2000-years old Celtish sword that bent 
when struck into a log but just snapped back when shaken.

/Peter