Thread:SamwiseFilmore/@comment-25131077-20160928171638/@comment-26116279-20161015123920

Special Elf Friend wrote: 18 inches? Thats not a short sword; that's a gladius. :) A Gladius is a form of shortsword. :P

A Shortsword is classified as being between 1 and 2 feet. An average sized sword made for 1 hand would typically be between 1.5 and 2.5 feet.