10 Legendary Swordsmen From History

(via Listverse) For millennia, we’ve been using swords to settle heated debates, as what is war but a debate that got really out of hand? Contrary to popular opinion, though, the sword isn’t the easiest weapon to master, unlike what Game of Thrones would have you believe. Many other weapons are far more effective on the battlefield and easier to learn, but for those born with a talent for it, the sword can indeed be one of the deadliest weapons to wield. Well, it used to be at one point, anyway, until firearms made it obsolete.

Because of its high skill ceiling, the sword has been sparingly used in battle in history, and true mastery of it shows up in only a handful of cultures. Because of that, legendary swordsmen are few and far between, even if the ones we do know of have been some of the most badass melee fighters of all time.