| The hobby of collecting ancient swords and | | | | The massive swords that the knights used to carry |
| memorabilia has become very popular in recent times | | | | around were extremely heavy and were called |
| and has mushroomed into a thriving internet business. | | | | broadswords. The broad swords were so called |
| The psychologists say that this hobby form is | | | | because the blades were very heavy and wide, |
| something that takes us back to the Medieval times | | | | hence the name broad. The way the knights would |
| in Old Europe when The Knights in Shining Armor and | | | | fight with these would be to raise them above their |
| The Knights of The Round Table in the times of King | | | | heads and bring them down with a terrific force onto |
| Arthur used to carry out chivalrous acts to win the | | | | their opponents bodies. |
| hands of fair maidens or even carry out daring acts | | | | This would smash the challenging knights over the |
| of rescue to save those Fairy Princess like characters | | | | head and would literally crush the life out of them. |
| that were kept as prisoners in old time towers or | | | | The force of the blow would often shatter their |
| castles. | | | | spinal column and render them lame and unfit to fight |
| The knights used to hang all of their regalia around | | | | on further. |
| the walls of their castles and would mount their | | | | The ancient knight would then claim the colors of |
| swords along with their shields which were also | | | | their opponent and erect them in a triumphant |
| adorned with the crests and markings of of their | | | | fashion around the walls of their castles. |
| own house of chivalry. | | | | The collection of armor in modern times dates back |
| The knights used to lead very chivalrous lives which | | | | to this tribal custom of hanging your opponents |
| at times were almost monastic in nature and they | | | | colors or emblems around your home, a bit like you |
| also were trained to go into battle showing no fear. | | | | might hang your sports trophies won at baseball or |
| The knights, although always clad in shiny armor, | | | | hockey. |
| were often found to be at a disadvantage if their | | | | In a similar way that the cannibals of the old Easter |
| armor was allowed to become dirty. The reason for | | | | Islands used to shrink the heads of their opponents |
| this was that the sun used to reflect off various | | | | and then wear them about their body by hanging the |
| parts of their attire such as the breastplate or leg | | | | heads from a belt can also be found to find roots in |
| plates and as a consequence used to shine into the | | | | this ancient psychological art form. |
| eyes of their opponents. | | | | The easiest way to collect swords and other |
| This would of course distract the opposing knights | | | | memorabilia these days is by browsing the internet. |
| and would put them at a severe disadvantage when | | | | There are many Sword Shopping Malls around with |
| challenging in battle as they would not be able to see | | | | safe and secure purchasing systems that means that |
| where their opponents were attacking from. | | | | making a collection has become very easy. |