"you can't comment on my art till you've practiced it for twenty years"
I don't believe I've ever said that, please don't put words in my mouth or twist the context of my comments. I had at one point reccommended that one should have some first hand knowledge of whatever one chooses to criticize, and I stand by that. Talk about what you know, ask about what you don't know. All I have asked of you, Dan, is to provide sources for you arguments, so we can all see for ourselves, instead of just alluding to these sources. The specifics of wearing swords is not something I can recall being discussed at length in more than 1 or 2 books. I want to see the historical evidence so I can come to/modify my own conclusion.
Also, please direct me to the threads where this has been discussed so that I can read them.