@Pawalskij A sword is light and extremely sharp, so it cuts quickly. An axe (in those times) wasn't very sharp at all and killed more with it's weight than its blade. It often took several blows to execute a person with an axe because of this. A sword is genuinely much more effective.
@Pawalskij A sword is light and extremely sharp, so it cuts quickly. An axe (in those times) wasn't very sharp at all and killed more with it's weight than its blade. It often took several blows to execute a person with an axe because of this. A sword is genuinely much more effective.