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The Viking Age sword (also Viking sword) or Carolingian sword is the type of sword prevalent in Western and Northern Europe during the Early Middle Ages
Viking_sword
Bladed weapon
Merovingian period Viking sword or Carolingian sword Krefeld type Arming sword: high medieval knightly sword Backsword Baselard Carracks black sword Cinquedea
Types_of_swords
Roman longsword
Empire during the 1st to 6th centuries AD. Later swords, from the 7th to 10th centuries, like the Viking swords, are recognizable derivatives and sometimes
Spatha
Military technology of the Vikings from the late 8th to the mid-11th century
and either a battle axe or a sword. Battle axes were considered the "normal weapon" for middle-class Vikings. Swords were normally reserved for the
Viking_Age_arms_and_armour
Medieval sword discovered in England
has media related to Cawood sword. The Cawood Sword at the History of York project The Cawood Sword: The Finest Viking Sword Ever Found Yorkshire Museum
Cawood_sword
Sword
among the Germanic peoples. It later gave rise to the Carolingian or Viking sword type of the 8th to 11th centuries AD. The blade was normally smooth or
Migration_Period_sword
Long-bladed weapons used throughout Iron Age Eurasia
and the Germanic sword of the Roman Iron Age, which evolved into the Viking sword in the 8th century. There are two kinds of Celtic sword. The most common
Iron_Age_sword
Viking sword
The Sæbø sword (also known as the Thurmuth sword) is an early 9th-century Viking sword, found in a barrow at Sæbø in Vikøyri, in Norway's Sogn region
Sæbø_sword
Types of swords
dictionary for the universal names, classification, or terminology of swords; a sword was simply a single-edged or double-edged knife that grew incrementally
Classification_of_swords
Type of medieval European sword
origin of the blades. The swords are at the transitional point between the Viking sword and the high medieval knightly sword. Most have blades of Oakeshott
Ulfberht_swords
Indian whip-sword
An urumi is an Indian sword with a flexible, whip-like blade, secretly worn around the waist. Originating in modern-day Kerala, a state in southwestern
Urumi
Medieval sword classification system
Petersen's typology of the Viking sword, which Petersen introduced in De Norske Vikingsverd ("The Norwegian Viking Swords") in 1919. In 1927, the system
Oakeshott_typology
Type of sword from northeastern India
(1999). "Sword-daos of the Hill Tribes of Assam and Nagaland (northeastern India) and of the Kachin Peoples (northern Burma (Myanmar))". Viking Sword. Retrieved
Dao_(Naga_sword)
Ancient Egyptian sword
also vocalized khepesh) is an Egyptian sickle-like sword that developed from battle axes. The sword style originated in Western Asia during the Bronze
Khopesh
Handle of a sword or similar weapon
indicated by numerals: the "Brazil-nut" pommel derived from the classical Viking sword a more rounded and shorter form of A. B1 is the variant with a straight
Hilt
Straight, double-edged bladed weapon
Norman swords. Already in the 10th century, some of the "finest and most elegant" of the Ulfberht type of "Viking" (actually Carolingian/Frankish) swords began
Knightly_sword
Chinese saber from the late Qing dynasty
in use as a civilian and military sword through the end of World War II. The term refers to a whole family of swords, which can vary in blade, guard, and
Dadao_(sword)
One-handed thrusting sword
of sword originally used in Spain (known as espada ropera, 'dress sword') and Italy (known as spada da lato a striscia). The name designates a sword with
Rapier
Sword with basket-like hand protection
"broadsword" often refers generically to any medieval sword (i.e. longswords, Viking swords). The basket-hilted sword is a development of the 16th century, rising
Basket-hilted_sword
Sword
(2002) The Indian Mutiny 1857 Viking. ISBN 0-670-91137-2 Evangelista, N. and Gaugler, W.M. (1995) The encyclopedia of the sword. Greenwood Publishing Group
Firangi_(sword)
Chinese double-edged sword
/dʒjɛn/ jyehn) is a Chinese term referring to all double-edged straight sword. Professional jian practitioners, who were often romanticized in historical
Jian
Weapon from The Arabian Peninsula
On Swords in the 9th century. In the article Introduction to the Study of Islamic Arms and Armour, A. Rahman Zaky says the saif is "[a]n Arab sword, [with]
Arab_sword
Two-handed, double-edged sword
A longsword (also spelled as long sword or long-sword) is a type of European sword characterized as having a cruciform hilt with a grip for primarily two-handed
Longsword
Housings and associated fittings that hold the blade of a Japanese sword
Japanese sword mountings are the various housings and associated fittings (tosogu) that hold the blade of a Japanese sword when it is being worn or stored
Japanese_sword_mountings
Roman short sword; Latin word meaning "sword"
(Classical Latin: [ˈɡɫadiʊs]) is a Latin word properly referring to the type of sword that was used by ancient Roman foot soldiers starting from the 3rd century
Gladius
Type of sword
estoc in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The French estoc is a type of sword, also called a tuck in English, in use from the 14th to the 17th century
Estoc
Renaissance-era sword type
(Italian) or side-sword is a type of sword popular in Italy during the Renaissance. It is a continuation of the medieval knightly sword, and the immediate
Spada_da_lato
Type of cavalry sabre
swords with a yelman, which are similar to early examples of the Turkish kilij. Rus had an earlier history of straight swords from the earlier Viking
Turko-Mongol_sabre
Single-edged Chinese sword primarily used for slashing and chopping
dow, Chinese: 刀; pinyin: dāo; jyutping: dou1) are single-edged Chinese swords, primarily used for slashing and chopping. They can be straight or curved
Dao_(Chinese_sword)
Two-handed sword
or Bidenhänder, is a large two-handed sword that was used primarily during the 16th century. Zweihänder swords developed from the longswords of the Late
Zweihänder
Axes, like other Viking weapons, eventually came to feature Christian images as motifs as well as traditionally Viking ones. Viking swords were pattern welded
Viking raid warfare and tactics
Viking_raid_warfare_and_tactics
Light one-handed sword designed for thrusting
The small sword or smallsword (also court sword, Gaelic: claidheamh beag or claybeg, French: épée de cour, lit. “Sword of the court”) is a light one-handed
Small_sword
Two swords in the British Museum
There are two notable swords known recovered from the River Witham, both kept in the British Museum. The River Witham "Viking sword" (actually a blade of
River_Witham_sword
Skills of a person versed in the art of the sword
depiction (see Viking Age arms and armour). What little has been found, however, shows the use of the sword was limited during the Viking age, especially
Swordsmanship
Long bladed weapon
grip, the pommel, and a simple or elaborate guard, which in post-Viking Age swords could consist of only a crossguard (called a cruciform hilt or quillons)
Sword
Type of Persian/Iranian curved sword
A shamshir (Persian: شمشیر) is a type of Iranian sword with a radical curve. The name is derived from the Persian word shamshīr, which is made of two
Shamshir
Type of sword common in Indian martial arts
The khanda (Sanskrit: खड्ग) is a double-edge straight sword originating from the Indian subcontinent. The Rajput warrior clans venerated the khanda as
Khanda_(sword)
Sword with a pistol or revolver attached
A pistol sword is a sword with a pistol or revolver attached, usually parallel to the blade. It differs from a rifle with a bayonet attached, in that the
Pistol_sword
South Asian sword
The pata (Marathi: दांडपट्टा) is a sword, originating from the Indian subcontinent, with a gauntlet integrated as a handguard. Often referred to in its
Pata_(sword)
Weapon used by pre-columbian mesoamericans
A macuahuitl is a Mesoamerican weapon consisting of a wooden sword with several embedded obsidian blades. The name is derived from the Nahuatl language
Macuahuitl
Single-bladed anti-cavalry Chinese sword
'sabre'/'dao'/'single-edged blade'') was a single-bladed anti-cavalry Chinese sword. It originated during the Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) and was especially
Zhanmadao
Two-handed sword
ended in spatulate swellings. The lobed pommels on earlier swords were inspired by the Viking style. The spatulate swellings were later frequently made
Claymore
Historical style of weapon
Bronze Age swords were a type of weapon prominent during the Bronze Age. They were replaced by iron swords during the early part of the 1st millennium
Bronze_Age_sword
Chinese curved sword
The hook sword, twin hooks, fu tao, hu tou gou (tiger head hook) or shuang gou (Chinese: 鈎 or 鉤; pinyin: Gōu) is a Chinese weapon traditionally associated
Hook_sword
North Caucasian/Cossack sword
puts the weapon midway between a radically curved sabre and a straight sword, effective for both cutting and thrusting. The word shashka originally came
Shashka
Samurai sword
A katana (刀, かたな; lit. 'one-sided blade') is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long
Katana
Sword of the Yoruba people of West Africa
meaning 'long sword') is a traditional sword used by the Yoruba people of West Africa. Distantly reminiscent of European late-medieval swords, it served
Ida_(sword)
Japanese military sword, 1872-1945
The guntō (軍刀; military sword) is a ceremonial sword that was produced for the Imperial Japanese army and navy after the introduction of conscription in
Guntō
Bughti knife
(Burmese: ဓား; also spelled dah) is a Burmese word meaning "knife" or "sword" which conventionally refers to a wide variety of bladed weapons used across
Dha_(sword)
Type of sword from the Indian subcontinent
(pronounced [t̪əlʋaːr]), also spelled talwaar and tulwar, is a type of curved sword or sabre from the Indian subcontinent. The word talwar originated from the
Talwar
Single-handed sword used for finishing hunted game
A hunting sword is a type of single-handed short sword that dates back to the 12th century, but was primarily used during hunting parties in Europe from
Hunting_sword
Medieval Scandinavian pole weapon
It is a figurative term, referencing a spear, or similar, utilizing a sword- or dagger-like blade and crossguard. Archeological finds have been done
Swordstaff
Long, knife-bladed bayonet
A sword bayonet is any long, knife-bladed bayonet designed for mounting on a musket or rifle. Its use is thought to have begun in the 18th century and
Sword_bayonet
Norse seafarers, merchants and raiders
indicated a Viking's social status: a wealthy Viking had a complete ensemble of a helmet, shield, mail shirt, and sword. However, swords were rarely used
Vikings
Long dagger
cinquedea (/ˌtʃɪŋkwɪˈdi.ə/, /ˌtʃɪŋkwɪˈdeɪə/) or cinqueda is a civilian short sword (or long dagger). It was developed in northern Italy and enjoyed a period
Cinquedea
Ancient Greek shortsword
Glossary has xiphos being a name used by Homer for a sword. The entry in the book says that the sword had a double-edged blade widest at about two-thirds
Xiphos
Legendary sword owned by Sigurd
High German epic poem Nibelungenlied, is a magical godlike sword, specifically the sword that the hero Sigurd used to kill the dragon Fafnir. It is primarily
Gram_(mythology)
Iberian longsword
The montante is a two-handed sword used primarily in Spain and Portugal during the 15th to 17th centuries. It developed from the longswords of the Late
Montante
Japanese sword
An ōdachi (大太刀, large/great sword) or nodachi (野太刀, field sword) is a type of traditionally made Japanese sword (日本刀, nihontō) used by the samurai class
Ōdachi
Shorter sword in a daishō (Japanese)
The wakizashi (Japanese: 脇差, 'side inserted [sword]') is one of the traditionally made Japanese swords (nihontō) worn by the samurai in feudal Japan.
Wakizashi
Type of backsword with curved blade, designed to cut and slash
replace various types of straight-bladed swords used by infantry. The Swiss sabre originated as a regular sword with a single-edged blade in the early 16th
Sabre
Muslim Filipino weapon
The barong is a thick, leaf-shaped, single-edged blade sword. It is a weapon used by Muslim Filipino ethnolinguistic groups like the Tausug, Sama-Bajau
Barong_(sword)
Museum (formerly the Viking Sword Museum), which is operated by the Ulen Historical Society. At first purported to be a Viking sword by Norse coloniers
Ulen_sword
City in Minnesota, United States
community, what may be an authentic Viking sword known as the Ulen sword was found in a field by Hans O. Hansen in 1911. The sword is currently on display in the
Ulen,_Minnesota
Ancient Greek bladed weapon
type of Ancient Greek bladed weapon and tool, generally a large knife or sword, similar in appearance to the modern-day machete, with a single cutting
Makhaira
Type of curved sword
A Mameluke sword /ˈmæməluːk/ is a cross-hilted, curved, scimitar-like sword historically derived from sabres used by Mamluk warriors of Ottoman Egypt after
Mameluke_sword
Greek curved knife or sword
[citation needed] or refer to a single edged cutting or "cut and thrust" sword with a similarly shaped blade. The term derives from the third-declension
Kopis
Sword
The batangas or batangas malapad, is a sword originating from the Tagalog people of the Philippines. It is a type of bolo that widens near the tip. It
Batangas_(sword)
Norwegian television series
the source of incredible power. At each destination (which includes the Viking Age, the Old West, ancient Egypt, 18th century France, and a desert island)
Brødrene_Dal
Type of Japanese sword
An uchigatana (打刀) is a type of Japanese sword worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan. The uchigatana was the descendant of the tachi.[citation needed]
Uchigatana
Middle-Eastern sabre with a curved blade
A scimitar (/ˈsɪmɪtər/ or /ˈsɪmɪtɑːr/) is a single-edged sword with a convex curved blade of about 75 to 90 cm (30 to 36 inches) associated with Middle
Scimitar
Short sword used by sailors on sailing ships
A cutlass is a short, broad sabre or slashing sword with a straight or slightly curved blade sharpened on the cutting edge and a hilt often featuring
Cutlass
Sword of Turkic origin
A kilij (from Turkish kılıç, literally "sword") is a type of one-handed, single-edged and curved scimitar used by the Seljuk Empire, Timurid Empire, Mamluk
Kilij
One-handed, single-edged sword
Latin: falx, "sickle") is a one-handed, single-edged 32–38-inch (81–97 cm) sword of European origin. Falchions are found in different forms from around the
Falchion
Weapon and type of modern fencing
The épée (/ˈɛpeɪ, ˈeɪ-/, French: [epe]; lit. 'sword'), also rendered as epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the
Épée
Historically, Chinese swords are classified into two types, the jian and the dao. A Jian is a straight, double-edged sword mainly used for stabbing; the
Chinese_sword
Type of Scythian short sword
Persian *akīnakah, Sogdian kynʼk) is a type of dagger or xiphos (short sword) used mainly in the first millennium BCE in the eastern Mediterranean Basin
Acinaces
Straight, single-edged Japanese sword
The chokutō (直刀, 'straight sword') is a straight, single-edged Japanese sword that was mainly produced prior to the 9th century. Its basic style is likely
Chokutō
Chinese two-handed single-edged sword
simplified Chinese: 长刀; pinyin: chángdāo; lit. 'long sword') was a two-handed, single-edged Chinese sword. The term changdao has been translated as "long saber
Changdao
Ceremonial sword in Japan
The Seven-Branched Sword (Japanese: 七支刀, Hepburn: Shichishitō) is a ceremonial sword believed to be a gift from the crown prince of Paekche to a Yamato
Seven-Branched_Sword
Ottoman Turkish hewing knife/sabre
janissaries and other infantry soldiers were smaller and lighter than ordinary swords so as not to hinder them when carried at the waist on the march. The hilt
Yatagan
Ancient Iberian single-edged sword
The falcata is a type of sword typical of pre-Roman Iberia. The falcata was used to great effect for warfare in the ancient Iberian Peninsula, and is
Falcata
Type of curved sword originating in Ethiopia
A shotel (Amharic: ሾተል) is a curved sword originating from Tigray Northern Ethiopia and Southern-central Eritrea. The curve on the blade varies from the
Shotel
Sword of Loki from Norse myth
variously been asserted to be a dart (or some projectile weapon), or a sword, or a wand, by different commentators and translators. It is glossed as
Lævateinn
Type of light sword
A spadroon is a light sword with a straight-edged blade, enabling both cut and thrust attacks. This English term first came into use in the early 18th
Spadroon
Type of traditional long knife or sword of the Kabyles
straight-backed, single-edged blades, which come to an acute point. The blades of sword-sized flyssas often widen gradually around the center of percussion, which
Flyssa
Japanese sword worn by the samurai
A tachi (太刀) is a type of sabre-like traditionally made Japanese sword (nihonto) worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan. Tachi and uchigatana ("katana")
Tachi
Type of traditionally made sword from Japan
A Japanese sword (Japanese: 日本刀, Hepburn: nihontō) is one of several types of traditionally made swords from Japan. Bronze swords were made as early as
Japanese_sword
South Asian sacrificial sword
Khadga is a traditional sacrificial sword used in the Hindu ritual sacrifice of animals. The large, curved blade is designed to decapitate a sacrificial
Ram-dao_(Khaḍga)
Irish Viking-style sword
The Ballinderry Sword is an iron Viking-style weapon found in a bog on the site of a crannog (lake dwelling) in Ballinderry, in Rosemount, County Westmeath
Ballinderry_Sword
Ancient Thracian bladed weapon
contradicted. And a sword will pass through your own soul, so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed." In the Greek original "And a sword will pass through
Rhomphaia
Sword
Gari is a sword that originates from Nias, an island off the west coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia. It is a term used for a type of sword found only in
Gari_(sword)
Sword of legendary Danish king Hrólf Kraki
Icelandic literature the sword of legendary Danish king Hrólf Kraki. According to Hrólfs saga kraka, it was "the best of all swords that have been carried
Skofnung
Leggbít ("Legbiter"), a gaddhjalt sword of the Magnus Barefoot, viking and King of Norway from 1093 to 1103. Mæringr - sword of Björn in Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
List_of_historical_swords
1958 film by Richard Fleischer
Einar with his sword's broken blade. Eric gives Einar a sword so that he too can enter Valhalla. Einar is given one type of a Viking funeral; cast off
The_Vikings_(film)
Type of sword
handles fold away from the blade to expose it. The standard length of an open sword is around 37 inches (94 cm) long. A normal blade measures at around 17 inches
Balisword
European arming sword
A Katzbalger (German: [ˈkat͡sbalɡɐ] ) is a short arming sword, used in early modern Europe, notable for its sturdy build and a distinctive S-shaped or
Katzbalger
Chinese two-handed sword
weapon. Wang Zhihai performing with a miaodao Chinese sword Dao (Chinese sword) Japanese sword Katana Dekker, Peter (2016), “Chinese long sabers of the
Miaodao
Philippine knife or sword
general term for traditional pre-colonial small- to medium-sized single-edged swords or large knives of the Philippines that function both as tools and weapons
Bolo_knife
splitting his body down the middle until the sword stuck in the ground to the hilt. Víking then kept the sword for many years, until he eventually passed
Weapons_of_Norse_mythology
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