Angra Feohte: If you hit an opposing warrior with this weapon, that warrior gets -2 experience for the rest of the game.
The primary postures or ready positions for long-swords are Ochs, Pflug, Alber, and Vom Tag. These are: the Ox, the Plow, the Fool, the Roof. These correspond to: in the middle ("Plow"), outside high/horizontal pointing ("Ox"), low ("Fool"), and high ("Roof").