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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

My very rough calculations using 85kg as an average adult weight, results in 153gr of iron

My problem is, that i dont have any expectations as to how heavy a longsword is but i'd assume it to be a lot heavier!

After further research it looks like the more appropriate number of humans needed to make an average longsword would be closer to 25.000

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Males of average height have about 4 grams of iron in their body, females about 3.5 grams; children will usually have 3 grams or less

300 * 3g = 900g.

300 * 4,5g = 1350g

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longsword

and weighing approximately 1 to 1.5 kg

It's close enough, I'd say. OP's maths that is.