*Why? The statistics sound much too large for a realistic two-handed sword? Well, while Pier Gerlofs Donia is certainly a historical figure, much of the story of his deeds has been mingled with legendary and mythical elements, and his sword is just the most notable instance of this mix-up. I've heard some scholars expressing their doubts about 1) the ascription of the weapon to the historical figure and 2) the identification of the sword as an actual battlefield weapon as opposed to a parade-/bearing-sword, but I don't have the reference immediately at hand. Let me look go and look for it first.    

 ==Árije?== 

 The section on "Hand-and-a-Half and Two-handed Greatswords" mentions the "Árije," which is not a hoplological type that I've ever heard of before. I've also been unable to find any further information (aside from fictional fantasy role-playing game statistics) for this type of sword. So, unless somebody can provide a source for the appearance and statistics of the "arije" as a real-world typological category of swords, I propose to delete the line from the list.