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I believe the sword used in Braveheart was a slightly modified Zweihander, a very long German claymore that required two hands to wield (hence the name).
My two favorite swords are Chinese in origin and were both used by Ms. Yeoh in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", when she battled that young girl with Green Destiny (the Chinese "lionhead" longsword): a saber that splits in two and the hooked sword with spiked guard used for disarming. The latter looks especially wicked.
I'm also partial to the wakisashi, the katana's shorter version used by masters of the Daisho style, which used both blades at the same time (katana for slashing/chopping and the wakisashi for parrying/stabbing). The wakisashi is closer in that respect to the ninja katana, which has a shorter, straighter blade and was most often used as a tool rather than a weapon.
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