Quote Originally Posted by Pannonian View Post
Didn't the Greeks and Romans consider barbaric to carry swords and daggers around in normal company?
So did most Medieval Kingdoms - In England you were permitted to wear a sword while outside a city but upon arrival in a city were required to immediately go to your place of residence (or Inn if visiting) and store the sword - being caught in the street wearing a sword and not heading directly to your place of residence or out of the city would result in fines or worse.