DDoutel said:
Balanced heavy bastard sword...!
This. In the field, on horse or foot, with a shield or without, the most versatile weapon. Cut lightly armored opponents down like wheat, and thrust at the tin cans to go through their armor like butter.
Most of all, it lets me train up my One-Handed and Two-Handed weapon skills just by switching out my shield. I'm level 30 now and have them both at ~200.