The swordsman is a heavy European melee unit.
Description
Swordsmen are excellent fighters, who wear metal armour. Their equipment makes them very slow but well-protected, and their swords dish out high damage to anything that gets near.
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Trivia
- The swordsman's armour (in Stronghold 2) suggests he is modeled after a 12th to 13th century fighter. This was during the latter time of the Crusades, where chainmail was widely in use but some plate armour was available. The swordsman wears a great helm (or pot helmet), breastplate, greaves and cuisses. It is seen that he wears a drape of mail over his shoulders, known as the coif (layer of mail covering the head).
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| Stronghold Crusader Units | |
|---|---|
| Barracks | Archer • Spearman • Maceman • Crossbowman • Pikeman • Swordsman • Knight |
| Mercenary Post | Arabian bowman • Slave • Slinger • Assassin • Horse archer • Arabian swordsman • Fire thrower |
| Siege & Cathedral | Engineer • Ladderman • Tunneler • Monk Mantlet • Fire ballista • Catapult • Trebuchet • Battering ram • Siege tower Mangonel • Ballista |
| Related Articles | Peasant • Weapons • Horse |
| Stronghold 2 Units | |
|---|---|
| Barracks | Armed Peasant • Spearman • Archer • Maceman • Crossbowman • Pikeman • Swordsman • Knight |
| Mercenary Post | Pictish Boat Warrior • Outlaw • Hobilar • Assassin • Horse Archer • Axe Thrower • Berserker • Thief |
| Monastery | Fighting Monk • Warrior Monk |
| Engineer's Guild & Siege Camp |
Engineer • Ladderman • Mantlet • Fire Ballista • Catapult • Burning Cart • Cat Battering Ram • Siege Tower • Trebuchet • Tower Mangonel • Tower Ballista |
| Related Articles | Peasant • Weapons • Horse |
| Stronghold Legends Units | |
|---|---|
| Barracks | Man-at-arms • Archer • Maceman • Crossbowman • Pikeman • Swordsman • Knight |
| Siege Camp | Engineer • Ladderman • Mantlet • Fire ballista • Catapult • Burning Cart Cat • Battering Ram • Siege tower • Trebuchet • Tower Ballista • Tower Mangonel |
| Round Table | Merlin • Sir Bedivere • Sir Galahad • Sir Gareth • Sir Gawain • Sir Lancelot • Sir Percival • Green dragon |
| Ice tower | White wolf • White witch • Shield maiden • Dwarf • Polar bear • Frost giant • Ice Queen • Ice dragon |
| Sorcerer's Tower | Demon • Saxon warrior • Hellhound • Werewolf • Bat • Vampiric creeper • Sorcerer • Black dragon |
| Stronghold Crusader 2 Units | |
|---|---|
| Barracks | Conscript • Man-at-arms • Archer • Ranger • Crossbowman • Maceman • Pikeman • Swordsman • Templar knight • Sergeant-at-arms |
| Mercenary Post | Slave • Arabian bowman • Horse archer • Oil pot thrower • Arabian swordsman • Assassin • Slave driver • Healer • Whirling Dervish • Sassanid knight |
| Siege Camp | War wolf • Mantlet • Catapult • Trebuchet • Burning cart • Fire ballista • Battering ram • War wagon Mangonel • Ballista • Haybale launcher |