Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25926288-20161115161303/@comment-25926288-20170316224425

I had to watch it a few times before posting. Since I've learned a bit about early military composition (not to the writers fault), I've learned that a sword is a fairly uncommon weapon that was actually used. They were common, but not for war and actual battle often. Formations and stuff would be used so that there were less casualties.

Now, I'll give them credit that they actually had more people than usual on screen, filmed in the dark (so that hides the emptiness), but they actually had a variety of weapons. Catapults, axes and flails, even nice halberds. A sword is pretty bad, but I can be okay with it because they were fighting ogres. Sadly they only seem to be able to afford one onscreen, lol. But if they were as numerous as the humans, then the humans would be wiped out.

Onto the substance, it was just to introduce Beowulf and Hrunting. Beowulf will hate Rumple's cowardice and dark magic. I'm slightly upset that the sword is "enchanted with light magic ensuring whoever carried it into battle will be hailed a hero". But...

1. Emma has light magic. Could she have just blasted Queenie? It didn't work on Hyde.

2. What in Hades does "ensuring the wielder is hailed a hero" mean? Does it mean that it can defeat any foe? Because heroes do die in battle. Some of them become heroes that way.

3. The Actor is nice, I can tell he's trying to epic it up, but how does Beowulf having a hax sword help that frighten soldier? At best interpretation, Beowulf will live and defeat everyone, but the rest can die because the magic doesn't extend to them.

Have to be so harsh, but giving them credit for some nice touches because I'm sure to like this episode anyway.