00:00Centuries ago, a sword was named falcata in Iberian, meaning a curved sword.
00:06Blacksmiths forged it before facing the Roman Empire, joining flexible iron layers so steel
00:12would not snap in battle.
00:14This sword shifted weight toward the tip to maximize chopping momentum.
00:20When Roman armies encountered it on the battlefield, its high cutting efficiency astonished them.
00:25It works by combining the reach of a sword with the heavy impact of an axe.
