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  2. List of named weapons, armour and treasures in Germanic ...

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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 ...

  3. Tollense valley battlefield - Wikipedia

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    The total number of fighters might have ranged between 3,000 [16] and more than 5,000, [15] assuming a casualty rate of 20-25%. [ 8 ] In one spot, 1,478 bones were found within just 12 m 2 (130 sq ft), potentially the remnants of a pile of corpses or a final pocket of resistance. [ 16 ]

  4. Zweihänder - Wikipedia

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    Zweihänder swords developed from the longswords of the Late Middle Ages and became the hallmark weapon of the German Landsknechte from the time of Maximilian I (d. 1519) and during the Italian Wars of 1494–1559. The Goliath Fechtbuch (1510) shows an intermediate form between longsword and Zweihänder.

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  8. Katzbalger - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  9. Migration Period sword - Wikipedia

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    The ring-sword (also ring-spatha, ring-hilt spatha) is a particular variant of the Germanic migration period swords. Ring-swords are characterized by a small ring fixed to the hilt (not to be confused are Late Medieval to Renaissance Irish swords with ring-shaped pommels, also known as "ring-swords").