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Historical sword fighting is usually depicted as drawn out battles. But this depiction from the Crusader Bible shows a lot of head stabbing. How common was this tactic and did it ever fall out of favor with soldiers?

by /u/YoungRockyRacoon in /r/AskHistorians

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