The author complains that the chain would tangle with swords. In my mind, that would be exactly the point. I know it's not a historically accurate film, but The

The author complains that the chain would tangle with swords. In my mind, that would be exactly the point. I know it's not a historically accurate film, but The Messenger shows how a soldier could use one flail to snare his opponent's weapon and another to kill the opponent with a strike to the head.