Swiss pikemen and (briefly) spanish swordsmen aside, foot soldiers were either horse or archer fodder.
The implicit contract for military support between the King and the areas he ruled changed in the Dark Ages: instead of providing many men, you provided few mounted men (a requirement that led directly to the feudal system).
So many other people here are correct in pointing out that these sword skills weren't the most relevant thing to the conducting of all-out war.
Nonetheless, europe was pretty martial, and there were a lot of martial contexts besides massed combat.
The implicit contract for military support between the King and the areas he ruled changed in the Dark Ages: instead of providing many men, you provided few mounted men (a requirement that led directly to the feudal system).
So many other people here are correct in pointing out that these sword skills weren't the most relevant thing to the conducting of all-out war.
Nonetheless, europe was pretty martial, and there were a lot of martial contexts besides massed combat.