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medieval weapons - the passion of swords medieval weapons - the passion of swords october 1, 2008 the medieval longsword filed under: medieval sword — tags: longsword, medieval swords — admin @ 4:43 pm one of the most common medieval swords is the longsword. this type of sword was mainly seen during the late medieval period. longswords are caracterized by their lengthy cruciform hilts. the hilts could be as along as 6 inches providing the perfect space for two hands. the blade was double-edged and could reach as much as 35 inches. the weight of these swords could vary greatly depending on the size. the weight was between 1kg and 3kg. the longsword was used to strike, cut and thrust, but the great thing about this type of sword is that their shape were designed with offensive purposes in mind. all parts of the sword could be used in combat including the pommel and the crossguard. the longsword are often refered to as : - hand & a half - greatsword - bastard sword comments (0) september 23, 2008 swords terminology filed under: uncategorized — tags: sword terminology — admin @ 12:37 pm a sword can be broken down into two major pieces, the blade and the hilt. you may also hear the term scabbard use but this only applies to the cover of the blade when not in use. the blade: the fueller the groove that can be found on most medieval swords. this groove is designed to lighten the blade while allowing it to retain its strengh and stiffness. weak (foible): this is a simple term used to describe the point between the tip of the sword and the center of the blade. strong (forte): term used to describe the point between the center of the blade and the hilt. rain guard (chappe): term used to describe the flap of leather attached at the base of the blade or crossguard. the “chappe” helps to prevent the water from entering the scabbard. the hilt: the hilt can be separated in three simple part, the grip, the guard and the pommel. the grip is the part where you hold the sword. the guard: this part of the hilt serves two purposes. first it prevents the wielder from punching shields while swinging the weapon and it also protect the hands by preventing other blade from sliding down on the hand of the weapon wielder. the pommel helps to improve the sword balance but can also be used as a weapon in close combat. the scabbard: this is simply the cover of the blade when it is not used. over the ages different materials were used in its confection. materials like leather wood brass steel for more information about sword terminology you can visit wikipedia. comments (0) september 16, 2008 medieval fantasy swords filed under: uncategorized — tags: fantasy swords, medieval fantasy swords — admin @ 1:08 pm very often, beginner sword collectors make the mistakes of mixing fantasy swords with medieval swords. while i can understand why they often make that mistake, it is important to differentiate them form each other. for a sword collector, a medieval sword is an exact replica of the weapons used in the medieval times. the medieval period is often called the middle ages. the middle ages are commonly dated from the fall of the roman empire to the beginning of the early modern period in the 26th century. some of the worst fighting took place in the high middle age period during the crusades. a period where armies attempted to liberate jerusalem from the muslim control. the swords used during that period are very popular amongst medieval sword collectors. medieval swords are often simple in appearance while fantasy swords are more extravagant in their look. while some of the fantasy swords can look like a medieval one, it is important to do your own research. fantasy swords are very popular amongst sword collectors, as a collector i personally own several of those swords… swords like this are just too amazing and are a great addition to any sword collection: while i perfectly know that swords like that were never used in any period during history, they are still attractive. for the ones that love fantasy worlds and movies, there are kind of a piece of these worlds hanging in you living room’s wall. comments (2) september 6, 2008 my recent passion - movie swords filed under: uncategorized — tags: movie swords, replica movie sword — admin @ 1:29 pm those who know me know that i love collecting swords, especially samurai swords or japanese weapons. recently i have started to expand my sword collection by collecting movie swords. since i am a huge movie fan (i own around 450 movies) i decided to combine both of my passions and further improve my sword collection. of course i needed to buy only the best swords available; my collection contains only high quality swords. learn more about how i started collecting movie swords. comments (0) august 19, 2008 medieval warefare weapons filed under: uncategorized — tags: medieval swords, medieval warefare weapons, medieval weapons — admin @ 1:18 pm medieval warfare weapons are like a passion for me, i love everything about them. i own a nice collection of medieval swords, japanese & samurai sword and any other type of swords that can be added to my collection. i guess it is fair to say that it is a passion. do you share that passion too? the medieval weapons can be separated in many sections. too keep things short; here is just a small resume of the categories of weapons that could be found in the medieval times. axes daggers & knives swords blunt weapons polearms tactic ranged siege warships armour fortification personally i have a huge preference for the medieval swords and any other types of swrods. what about you? comments (0) july 10, 2008 the katana, the soul of the samurai filed under: uncategorized — tags: japanese sword, katana, samurai swords, tanto, wakizashi — admin @ 5:06 pm has a huge fan and sword collectors i am always on the look for my future acquisition when i am on down times. one type of swords that i am simply crazy about are samurai swords. the samurai sword also called the katana is probably the most advance sword ever forged in the history. it is important to understand that the term katana is often usesd incorrectly as a generic name for a japanese sword. this is wrong, there are actually a lot of different japanese swords, the katana is simply the weapon of choice used by most samurai. katana were often paired with the wakizashi or “shoto” which is similar but smaller version of the katana. katana were mostly worn by the warrior class. some warrior were also wearing the tanto which the smaller version (the size of a dagger). the weapons combined togheter were called the daisho and were considered by samurai to be linked with their honour and for some, their soul. as you can imagine, there are so mouch more that can be said about the katana, the wakizashi and even the tanto, let’s just start by saying that these sword are amazing. as a fan of every type of sword, we will also talk about the various swords that were seen in history, like the medieval swords, roman and viking swords, ninja weapons and more… that should be interesting don’t you think? talk to you soon! comments (0) june 30, 2008 slow times filed under: uncategorized — admin @ 7:31 pm in the few slow time i get as a fireman there are a couple of things that i like to do to relax and at the same time to have fun. you see we don’t have a lot of free time when we are at the station but on occasion we have nothing to do. we got together and bought two game consoles, the xbox 360 and the wii so that we can all chill and have some fun together. some of the younger firefighters like to play some kind of fantasy role playing game but let’s just say that most of us like to gather around and play some sort of fantasy game on the video game console. for my part i really like the game god of war. i mean this guy in the game is awesome and i am not even talking about the two huge medieval swords he carries…those things are huge. loll. anyway while some of us prefer to play sports or other type of games, my personal thing is fantasy games…i need to play the role of the warrior fighting with some sort of medieval of fantasy sword. games like prince of persia where i get to carry two huge fantasy swords or tenchu where i get to be a ninja fighting with a samurai sword or any other type of ninja weapons. theses games are my personal favourites but hey that’s just me comments (0) pages:about me movie swords - do you collect them? my best tool categories: medieval sword uncategorized search: archives: october 2008 september 2008 august 2008 july 2008 june 2008 meta: log in rss comments rss valid xhtml xfn wp powered by wordpress
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