Tamsyn Muir: says Gideon Nav prefers to use a longsword that she wields two-handed, describes it as a standard cohort infantry sword, makes it clear it's bigger and heavier than a rapier but that's a low bar to-
Eight foot long Hungarian sword 14th century at the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul: hellooooo lesbians. i am the reference image you're looking for. >:)
and y'know what? the fanartists are correct. spiritually. gideon WANTS to wield that sword. she's had it so rough. let her wield it. c'mon.
Hungarian swords, 14th century, at the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul. The middle sword is 8ft long