longsword
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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 use (around ), a straight double-edged blade of around , and weighing approximately .
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- Longsword
- Weapon.image
- Hand-and-a-Half Sword MET DP146428.jpg
- Weapon.caption
- Hand-and-a-half sword, probably German,
- Weapon.origin
- Europe
- Weapon.type
- Sword (two-handed, double-edged)
- Weapon.service
- High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Renaissance, c. 1050–1700
- Weapon.weight
- avg.
- Weapon.length
- total: avg. blade: avg. grip: avg.
- Weapon.production_date
- ~1050–1500
- Weapon.blade_type
- double-edged, straight
- Weapon.hilt_type
- cruciform, with pommel
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Albion Crecy Medieval Sword 6 (6091944737) (II).jpg
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- Longswords
- service retirement
- 1550-01-01
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14 sectionsContents
- Names
- English
- Other languages
- Evolution
- Morphology
- Fighting with the longsword
- History
- German school of fencing
- {{lang|de|Bloßfechten}}
- Harnischfechten
- Longswords in popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
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 use (around ), a straight double-edged blade of around , and weighing approximately .
The "longsword" type exists in a morphological continuum with the medieval knightly sword and the Renaissance-era Zweihänder. It was prevalent during the late medieval and Renaissance periods (approximately 1350 to 1550). == Names ==