Longsword
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Longsword is a medieval European sword characterized by its long, straight double-edged blade and two-handed grip, commonly used from the late Middle Ages into the Renaissance.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| zweihänder | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval European sword
ⓘ
two-handed sword ⓘ weapon ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
bastard sword (overlapping term)
ⓘ
hand-and-a-half sword ⓘ |
| bladeShape | straight ⓘ |
| bladeType | double-edged ⓘ |
| carriedBy |
nobility
ⓘ
professional soldiers ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
cutting
ⓘ
thrusting ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
Fiore dei Liberi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johannes Liechtenauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
German school of fencing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian school of fencing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| edgeCount | two ⓘ |
| eraOfPopularity | High Middle Ages to early modern period ⓘ |
| gripType |
hand-and-a-half grip
ⓘ
two-handed grip ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
crossguard
ⓘ
grip ⓘ pommel ⓘ ricasso (sometimes) ⓘ |
| hiltType | cruciform hilt ⓘ |
| iconography | often depicted in medieval and Renaissance art ⓘ |
| material | steel blade ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
knights
ⓘ
men-at-arms ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
rapier
ⓘ
small sword ⓘ |
| trainingDiscipline | historical European martial arts ⓘ |
| typicalBladeLength | approximately 85–110 cm ⓘ |
| typicalLength | approximately 100–130 cm overall ⓘ |
| typicalWeight | approximately 1.1–1.8 kg ⓘ |
| usedInCentury |
14th century
ⓘ
15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ |
| usedInCombatType |
armored combat
ⓘ
battlefield combat ⓘ judicial duels ⓘ unarmored combat ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
Renaissance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWithTechnique |
half-swording
ⓘ
mordhau (murder-strike) ⓘ thrusts to openings in armor ⓘ winding ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
zweihänder