[fish hawk]

You got to be joking. Fill a 5 gal bucket with water and add two more gallons (7 gal. of water total or 60 lbs) and try swinging it around your head. Even William Wallace (who had lightning bolts come out his ass: see the movie) could not do that in the heat of battle.

[fishtank]

Oberon is flat wrong.

Look at this:

http://albion-swords.com/swords/albion/squire/sword-squire-warsword.htm

47 inches.
3 pounds 10 ounces.

[Salamander]

We had thin wiry friend who used to visit us and take my swords out in the yard and "play" with them.
He'd swoop around the yard swinging that five-foot beast over his head like it was nothing.

It must be strength *and* technique because one good swoop leaves my arms burning.....:)

I bought the sword at a Renn Faire many years ago and carried it home on the p-pad of a Harley.
First time I'd ever seen car drivers make *sure* they didn't crowd us....:)