Oh my god. I'm laughing at his jealous reaction so hard I had to wait to catch my breath before starting the next chapter.
The huge steel hammer vs the dinky little wooden buckler was AWESOME.
@Kaarme
I owned a couple swords growing up due to a neighbor being a blacksmith as a hobby. He would give me one or two a year for gifts.
Most of the swords he gave me weighed between 1 and 3 pounds, I think? I don't have them anymore, though. I lost them in a move from Florida to Michingan
So, yeah. The average sword isn't all that heavy.