TWO HANDED MEDIEVAL SWORD

Medieval Swords Gallery II

Sword G allery One

16th. C. Italian Rapier
16th. C. German Mercenary
16th C. Saxon
12th. C. French Emperor
13th. C. Scottish Wallace
3-Lobed Saxon

Sword G allery Two

11th. C. Norman Conqueror
11th C. Norman
15th. C. Austrian Executioner
14th. C. Late Medieval
11th. C. Combat Sword
10th. C. Viking Sword

Sword G allery Three

15th. C. 2-Handed Gothic
15th. C. 2-Handed Gothic "S"
13th. C. English War Sword
14th. C. English 2-Handed
15th. C. English Agincourt
5th. C. Visigoth

Imports

12th c. Medieval Sword

Two Handed Medieval Sword

Classified as type Xa or XI, this 14th c. two handed sword presents one of the most significant weapons of the medieval period. Numerous two handed swords with slight variations were found throughout Europe, establishing a general conformity and a pattern of influence among smiths of the time. Various two handed swords are found in the Royal Armoury of Turin also known as the L'Armeria Reale, in the Imperial Treasury of Vienna, in the Royal Armoury of Madrid and in the Hermitage, Petrograd.

 

 

 

Medieval Swords : Gallery II