Sword, Axe or Mace huh.... hmm. I'd have to safely say (for a 1 hand defensive Dread Knight), a 1-h Bastard/Long Sword with a Tower Shield.
For two hand (if they can use two-handed weapons? Sorry im a bit ill-informed about that) the largest axe I can get my hands on. Can't get any better than a huge-rusty-notched 2-h axe (expecially with some blood on it)
