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<blockquote data-quote="Doug McCrae" data-source="post: 7910005" data-attributes="member: 21169">Each of your “seven samurai” should probably carry a number of different weapons, including swords (and perhaps more than one sword).The following quote is from an answer to the question <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3990gb/what_would_have_been_the_preferred_weapons_of/" target="_blank">What would have been the preferred weapons of dismounted English men-at-arms in the 14th and 15th centuries?</a> on r/askhistorians.Knights often carried two types of swords, the 'Grete' sword… which could be used with both hands, together with a shorter sword. A knight, David Holgrave, is described in 1372 with 'one on the belt and the other at the arçon of the saddle'.
- Arms and Armour of Late Medieval Europe (2017) Robert Woosnam-SavageSome mounted warriors carried even more weapons.On his person, the katafraktos carried two swords hung from shoulder straps: a straight double-edged spathion, and a slightly curved single-edged paramêrion. He had two maces in holsters on either side of the front of his saddle to fall back on, and would commence a sally with either a spear, mace or axe in hand.
- Byzantine Cavalryman c.900 – 1204 (2009) Timothy DawsonThe following image is from <a href="https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hq13DwAAQBAJ" target="_blank">Weapons of the Viking Warrior</a> (2019) Gareth Williams. Both of the warriors wielding a two-handed axe are also carrying a one-handed sword and a fighting knife, sheathed.[ATTACH=full]118073[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Doug McCrae, post: 7910005, member: 21169"] Each of your “seven samurai” should probably carry a number of different weapons, including swords (and perhaps more than one sword). The following quote is from an answer to the question [URL='https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3990gb/what_would_have_been_the_preferred_weapons_of/']What would have been the preferred weapons of dismounted English men-at-arms in the 14th and 15th centuries?[/URL] on r/askhistorians. [INDENT]Knights often carried two types of swords, the 'Grete' sword… which could be used with both hands, together with a shorter sword. A knight, David Holgrave, is described in 1372 with 'one on the belt and the other at the arçon of the saddle'.[/INDENT] [INDENT]- Arms and Armour of Late Medieval Europe (2017) Robert Woosnam-Savage[/INDENT] Some mounted warriors carried even more weapons. [INDENT]On his person, the [I]katafraktos[/I] carried two swords hung from shoulder straps: a straight double-edged [I]spathion[/I], and a slightly curved single-edged [I]paramêrion[/I]. He had two maces in holsters on either side of the front of his saddle to fall back on, and would commence a sally with either a spear, mace or axe in hand.[/INDENT] [INDENT]- Byzantine Cavalryman c.900 – 1204 (2009) Timothy Dawson[/INDENT] The following image is from [URL='https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hq13DwAAQBAJ']Weapons of the Viking Warrior[/URL] (2019) Gareth Williams. Both of the warriors wielding a two-handed axe are also carrying a one-handed sword and a fighting knife, sheathed. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot (158).png"]118073[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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