He carried a sword about the same size as himself.
The man who had caught me said, He carried a sword.
"But how could the room know I carried my sword?"
Every one of them big enough to carry a sword into battle.
A fellow who carried a short sword at his side.
In those days officers always carried a sword into battle.
Every warrior who could carry a sword was being used.
Each man carried a short sword and a long bow.
You can't just carry a sword around as an empty threat.
He could also see that they carried swords at their sides.