Assertion: sword | /r/ObjectUse | used with two hands
Facets:
value: generally
type: DEGREE
value: on the hilt
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Larger swords, such as Longswords or claymores are used with two hands.
text: The blade was generally used with both hands on the hilt, one resting close to or on the pommel.
text: Note the sword being used one-handed is drawn shorter and may also be intended as a large knightly sword CPG 339 fol.
text: However it is never explicitly stated (nor is it impossible to use a long sword with a shield) that he uses the shield he received, and it is never referenced again (but the mail he received is), and it is quite likely that he intended to use the shield in his off-hand while mounted since a sword long or short can only be used in one-hand while mounted, but a shield may still be used in the off-hand while holding the reins of a horse, and as the host of Théoden rode out from Edoras with the intention of engaging the hordes of Isengard in open battle the lack of a shield being mentioned could be explained by the changed course to Helm's Deep, this would explain why no reference to the shield is made, while many other shields most notably Théoden's Golden shield are mentioned.
text: The Greatsword featured an extended handle that allowed the blade to be used in two hands
text: Larger swords, such as Longswords or claymores are used with two hands.
text: Larger swords, such as Longswords or claymores are used with two hands.