When a Longsword becomes a Greatsword 

If the mid-point between one handed and two handed is a "bastard" sword, then I propose we call the mid point between Longsword and Greatsword the "Promiscuous Husband" sword.

Greatsword is when you go: "I need a polearm, but I just really like swords!"

When its better than a good sword it becomes a greatsword... duhhh everyone knows that.

"It was too big, too thick, too heavy and too long, it was more like a slab of iron"

This is why in RPGs, I would have any character carrying a great sword attract some very funny looks - where a longsword would be like openly carrying a pistol (which is more acceptable in some places than others), a great sword would be like openly carrying an LMG...

The 2 last ones are not Great Swords THOSE ARE WOODEN STICKS!!

i believe in Italy great swords were used for "self defense" in that a person would have a body guard with one on his shoulder. In those day i think it was common to be jumped by like 4-6 guys with daggers and rapiers, and nothing says fuck off like a big swinging death pendulum

In my mind it has always being the point at around half the video, the defining factor: if it can be draw from a scabbard at your belt it's a longsword. If it needs to be carried like a polearm it's a greatsword...

As long as you can

Man, watching this in 2021 really lets me appreciate how Shad's enthusiasm hasn't changed in the slightest and I'm all here for it

i'm 2,25m tall. i can use that great sword as a long sword.

So a Bastard Sword in the hands of a Midget would be a Great Sword? I am ok with this.

"so if this sword can still be used like a sword that means it's still a sword" -Shad 2015

"Size and function is what defies a sword not the profile"

Now please tell me the rule of thumbs to tell a Greatsword from an Ultra Greatsword!

yeah, the shortsword is what Crocodile Dundee calls "a knife"

Nerd!

So whether it's a Great Sword actually depends on the sword AND the person's size/height?

I propose this cutoff, if regular sized man can't wear it on his belt without dragging it on the ground - then it's a greatsword.

"That thing was too big to be called a sword. Too big, too thick, too heavy and too rough. It was more like a large hunk of Iron"