Pros and cons of axes compared to swords

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People have been asking me for it and here it is: A video about (fighting) axes. So I'm talking about the general traits of axes as well as the advantages and disadvantages on a historical battlefield, compared to swords.

The axe, or rather tomahawk, shown in the video is a Woods Chogan T-Hawk made by CRKT. The sword is the Caithness, a Scottish medieval sword made by Albion.

http://www.crkt.com/woods-chogan-thawk-axe-2730
http://www.albion-swords.com/swords/albion/nextgen/sword-medieval-caithness-xii3.htm

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