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Why did medieval swords have that line going through the middle of the blade?
3 Answers
- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
Both are correct. It's technically called the fuller, but it served both purposes.
- 8 years ago
That channel is called the "fuller" and it was used to get just a little more speed and agility into the blade by making it lighter in weight without sacrificing strength. Agility and speed when people actually used to fight with swords in the past could mean the difference between life and death...
- Anonymous8 years ago
It's called a "blood groove".... and if you stab somebody, it's really hard to pull the blade out of them. The groove is put in there to release the suction, so that you can pull it out of the poor person you just ran through.
Horrible, isn't it?
