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19th century illustration of Hallstatt swords. Swords made of iron (as opposed to bronze) appear from the Early Iron Age (c. 12th century BC), [citation needed] but do not become widespread before the 8th century BC. Early Iron Age swords were significantly different from later steel swords. They were work-hardened, rather than quench-hardened ...
Surviving examples of these Germanic Iron Age swords have blades measuring between 71 and 81 cm (28 and 32 in) in length and 43 to 61 mm (1 + 3 ⁄ 4 to 2 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) in width. These single-handed weapons of war sport a tang 10 to 13 cm (4 to 5 in) long and have very little taper in their blades. They usually end in a rounded tip.
Sword typology is based on morphological criteria on the one hand (blade shape (cross-section, taper, and length), shape and size of the hilt and pommel), and age and place of origin on the other (Bronze Age, Iron Age, European (medieval, early modern, modern), Asian).
Furthermore Xiphos swords only began to appear centuries after typical Bronze Age weapons - such as the Naue II - had transitioned from bronze to iron. In reality the Bronze Age sword during the Bronze Age was a completely different weapon, and Xiphe were not developed until after the end of the Bronze Age circa 1200 BCE.
The Iron Age (c. 1200 – c. 550 BC) is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after ... A sword of the Iron Age Cogotas II culture in Spain.
Sword iron, iron suitable for sword making; Tekkan (also called tetsu-ken (鉄刀, iron sword)), an Edo-period blunt Japanese sword; Iron Age sword; Sword of steel (disambiguation) Sword (disambiguation) Iron (disambiguation) All pages with titles containing swords of iron; All pages with titles containing sword of iron
These weapons changed from bronze to iron in the New Kingdom period. [3] The earliest known depiction of a khopesh is from the Stele of the Vultures , depicting King Eannatum of Lagash wielding the weapon; this would date the khopesh to at least 2500 BC.
Bronze Age sword; I. Iron Age sword; M. Medieval sword This page was last edited on 26 August 2024, at 04:23 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...