This book represents the culmination of forty years of intensive research into the specialised subject of the straight two-edged knightly sword of the European middle ages, spanning the period from the great migrations to the Renaissance.
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This book represents the culmination of forty years of intensive research into the specialised subject of the straight two-edged knightly sword of the European middle ages, spanning the period from the great migrations to the Renaissance.
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An extensive and thorough study of the origins, development and usage of the glamorous two-edged knightly sword of the European middle ages, with a complete typology. Spanning the period from the great migrations to the Renaissance, this book presents a selection from a very large body of photographs and research and gives a full and detailed record of the swords of that turbulent time.
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Oakeshott is one of the world's leading authorities on the arms and armour of medieval Europe.
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