Originally posted by CrescentMouse:

no what we mean is we play cooperatively but let's say we only got enough bronze to make one new weapon, we spar to see who gets that weapon. or for fun. everyone seems to misunderstand what i'm saying lol

Hey, not everyone! haha

You can make the fights last as long or as short as you want, by using best/worst food, gear, etc. Make a fenced in (and then use stone later) arena, because it is too easy to run around and regain stamina, otherwise. It is fun but you'll notice the sometimes odd Valheim stuff when you duel, the timings are sometimes a little off, can get stuff in an attack chain, dodging doesn't always give iframes... but eh, that is in most games and Valheim is still alpha.