Bladed weapons were symbols of masculinity from times immemorial. Not for nothing swords in Freudian psychology were connected with "penis". On the other hand, scabbards were feminine: in Polish, Belorussian, Bulgarian, Hebrew etc. the word for "scabbard" shares its meaning with "vagina".
No reason to be prudish: we are talking about traditions of hundreds and thousands years old.
Last edited by ariel; 18th February 2016 at 09:01 PM.
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