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There are several famous greatswords forged of [[Valyrian steel]]. These include [[Ice]], [[Heartsbane]] and [[Brightroar]].  
 
There are several famous greatswords forged of [[Valyrian steel]]. These include [[Ice]], [[Heartsbane]] and [[Brightroar]].  
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Due to his great size [[Gregor Clegane]] is able to wield a greatsword in only one hand, freeing up the other arm for a shield.{{Ref|ASoS|70}}
  
 
The champions of the [[Northern mountain clans]] wield huge two-handed greatswords.{{ref|adwd|17}} [[Jon Umber (Greatjon)|Greatjon Umber]] is also described as using one.{{ref|agot|53}} Household troops of the [[Dreadfort]] wield greatswords along with other weaponry.{{ref|acok|66}}
 
The champions of the [[Northern mountain clans]] wield huge two-handed greatswords.{{ref|adwd|17}} [[Jon Umber (Greatjon)|Greatjon Umber]] is also described as using one.{{ref|agot|53}} Household troops of the [[Dreadfort]] wield greatswords along with other weaponry.{{ref|acok|66}}

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The greatsword requires two hands to wield. It is the largest type of sword, considerably longer and heavier than a bastard sword or a longsword.

Appearances in the Novels

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There are several famous greatswords forged of Valyrian steel. These include Ice, Heartsbane and Brightroar.

Due to his great size Gregor Clegane is able to wield a greatsword in only one hand, freeing up the other arm for a shield.[1]

The champions of the Northern mountain clans wield huge two-handed greatswords.[2] Greatjon Umber is also described as using one.[3] Household troops of the Dreadfort wield greatswords along with other weaponry.[4]

Appearances in other media

The Forrester Sword yielded by Lord Gregor Forrester is a greatsword.[5]

Speculation about size

The Valyrian greatsword Ice is described as taller than an adolescent Robb Stark.[6] Based on this, an "educated guess" is that the sword is about 1.65 meters long (or 5 feet and 5 inches). However, as Valyrian steel is considerably lighter than common steel, Valyrian greatswords are likely larger in general.

A good estimate for the size of a typical greatsword would be 1.5 meters (about 5 feet). The size of the sword depends on the person wielding it though, so swords wielded by exceptionally large men may even exceed 1.8 meters (roughly 6 feet).

References and Notes