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Middle High German: Eckesahs, Old Norse: Eckisax "Sword with a sharp edge", from PGmc *agjō-(sharp-edged) and MHG sahs ("long knife" or "short sword"). Later reinterpreted as "sword of the giant Ecke." [9] Taken by Dietrich von Bern from the giant Ecke. In the Þidreks saga, the sword has a serpentine design and is said to look alive. [10 ...
Hilt of a Vendel period sword found at Valsgärde. The Migration Period sword was a type of sword popular during the Migration Period and the Merovingian period of European history (c. 4th to 7th centuries AD), particularly among the Germanic peoples. It later gave rise to the Carolingian or Viking sword type of the 8th to 11th centuries AD.
S-shaped guard. A Katzbalger (German: [ˈkat͡sbalɡɐ] ⓘ) is a short arming sword, used in early modern Europe notable for its sturdy build and a distinctive s-shaped or figure-8 shaped guard. Measuring 70–80 cm (28–31 in) long and weighing 0.8–1.5 kg (1.8–3.3 lb), it was the signature blade of the Landsknecht.
The Ulfberht swords are a group of about 170 medieval swords found primarily in Northern Europe, [3][4] dated to the 9th to 11th centuries, with blades inlaid with the inscription +VLFBERH+T or +VLFBERHT+. [3][5] The word "Ulfberht" is a Frankish personal name, possibly indicating the origin of the blades.
The Zweihänder (German pronunciation: [t͡svaɪhɛndɐ] ⓘ, literally "two-hander"), also Doppelhänder ("double-hander"), Beidhänder ("both-hander"), [ 1 ]Bihänder, or Bidenhänder, is a large two-handed sword that was used primarily during the 16th century. Zweihänder swords developed from the longswords of the Late Middle Ages and ...
The German school of fencing (Deutsche Schule; Kunst des Fechtens[a]) is a system of combat taught in the Holy Roman Empire during the Late Medieval, German Renaissance, and early modern periods. It is described in the contemporary Fechtbücher ("fencing books") written at the time. The geographical center of this tradition was in what is now ...
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Sword of Attila or the Sword of Mars, the sword of Attila the Hun, ruler of the Huns from 434 to 453. [2] Colada ("Cast [Steel]"), one of two swords owned by El Cid, the other being Tizona, which is preserved. Żuraw or Grus ("Crane"), the sword of Boleslaus III, Duke of Poland from 1107 to 1138. Possibly the same sword as Szczerbiec, which is ...