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And get this...

People can't tote around swords twice the size of themselves.
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[img]http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=87124&stc=1[/img]

Hungarian greatswords, recovered by Ottomans in either Varna or Nicopolis I think. Middle one's 270cm. 

Well, they were probably used to scare people, but still.

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Fun (maybe) fact: Guts from Berserk is apparently based off Göts von Berlichingen.
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You can see the influence, at the very least in name and the cannon arm.