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Originally Posted by Erling
Francian region is not my strong point, but no plate armor is right.
Concerning longswords, now I see that this English term is not just opposite to short sword, and it's usually used to describe later type of sword. Actually, I knew it, but somehow supposed that carolingian sword can barely fit this category (possibly it can't).
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The most specific English meaning of "longsword," and the one which GURPS uses, is a straight two-edged sword about four feet long with a grip for both hands. They first appear in the fourteenth century and fall out of use in the sixteenth. Carolingian
spathae are about the same size as big Roman or Iron Age swords.
The most specific English meaning of "mail and plates," and the one which GURPS uses, is armour of small plates joined by maille.