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Movie swordfights nowadays are flashy but unrealistic. We don't know any better, but a medival citizen might. Were swordfights in medieval plays done realistically or flashily? And when/how did flashy swordfights become more popular on stage?

by /u/LBJSmellsNice in /r/AskHistorians

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