Well I've only been to one Scottish festival, but from a newcomers view I can say that the guys that wore swords were of two classes-1. Those that were in full regemental garb or early Highlander attire looked way cool. 2. Those that carried the biggest hollywood type pig-stickers and only halfway tryed to comlete the look came off as bad fantasy movie goobers.Not to pick on the LARPers, but it looked out of place.Just my humble opinion,and not worth much, but if you are going to wear a sword please do it justice.