User blog comment:Laquearius/Beowulf vs King Arthur/@comment-5795750-20170815095938

BG1's "The Tale of the Would-Be King" Edges:

Primary: Even if we were to disregard the mythical aspects of the swords, the edge clearly goes to Excalibur. On the face of it, despite there being two swords on Beowulf's case, Excalibur is the harder hitting longsword of the two and is in fact more durable being made of cast iron (rather than steel like I initially believed medieval swords were made from); Hrunting and Naegling on the other hand was made like most Anglo-Saxon swords with small individual pieces of iron being hammered together and then held together by lamination and tempering.

EDGE: King Arthur

Secondary: Again even without discounting the mythical aspects of these weapons, the edge goes to Ron the long lance. On the face of it (again), have a very heavy sword vs a very long lance with a poisonous tip and while the lance is a one-shot weapon, the very heavy sword is going to be a bit harder to use and so Arthur with the lance can strike at Beowulf from the distance before the latter can really use his weapon to good effect. Yes the Sword of the Giant managed to kill a giant but I doubt it will be quick enough to take on a normal human being.

EDGE: King Arthur

Ranged: So we have a longbow vs a throwing dagger and this time I cannot discount the mythical aspect of the throwing dagger having properties akin to a modern heatseeker (except it CAN go round corners in a more agile way)... and even if I take that into account, on face value, I am going to have to say that in spite of the power of the dagger, the arrows of the longbow will most certainly be quicker and can be fired from farther away - plus Arthur has only the one dagger so he will have to ensure that Beowulf is in his line of sights.

EDGE: Beowulf (just)

Armour: TBF