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Love_Injector t1_j6h6fs9 wrote

OP, you might like the book "The Demons Plague".

It's about the zombie apocalypse during medieval times, and it's written in a very realistic and grounded way.

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HouseOfSteak t1_j6i4ubg wrote

Blades are actually quite notorious for being difficult to maintain properly (one of the reasons why it's a noble's weapon) - and difficult to cause sufficient brain trauma to something without damaging the blade too much. Skulls and other bones are hard, and swords don't like hard.

Unless you have the metal to spare, a forge, and the expertise/manpower to manage it, you'd probably prefer the more blunt weapons.

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Looxond t1_j6icaqb wrote

A spear is more effective

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HouseOfSteak t1_j6ifx8u wrote

If you have the space for it, yeah - Spears, halberds, polehammers, Bec de Corbin etc. - spears are good, but more options is always fun.

More reach > Less reach, in most scenarios.

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Tahxeol t1_j6j21gj wrote

Especially when you are fighting something with no reach that can instant kill (well, turn you into them, but same thing)

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B3GayDoCrimes t1_j6hku0d wrote

Shark maile. Lightweight enough to swim in, designed to resist a shark's sharp teeth and bite force

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popejubal t1_j6hoszn wrote

Never need to reload a sword.

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HouseOfSteak t1_j6i5lez wrote

They do dull, rust, and break however.

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Even the comparatively giant guillotine had a dulling problem and required frequent sharpening due to rust and stubborn neck vertebrae notch the blade. And that was with conditions where the victim was more or less immobile and the blade struck on a good path every time.

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stopimpersonatingme t1_j6htil8 wrote

do not attempt to enter melee alone with a horde of zombies and zero preparation, you will be trampled.

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