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Historic Swords (High and Late Medieval) This period covers approximately c.1100AD-1500AD England and Wales, c.1200AD-1540AD Scotland, c.1300AD-1600AD Ireland.
The High Middle Ages was the golden age of chivalry between the knightly classes, but it also saw the Kings of England contending with rebellious Barons, once in command they started imposing their rule over all of Great Britain. The great English King Edward I ruled Wales, Scotland, parts of Ireland and even areas of France. After Edward's death the future King and great statesman of the North, Robert Bruce, fought and gained freedom for Scotland.
In the Late Middle Ages English armies were also full of Welsh soldiers, many of these soldiers became rich from the spoils of war in France, a war that lasted over 120 years. When the French finally won, the English and Welsh nobles warred amongst themselves, with Welsh and English on both sides - this was the bloody War of the Roses. The Middle Ages would end when a Welsh noble Henry Tudor won the last major battle. |
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Historically; This was the sword the Welsh bowmen had on their belts. It was also the sword carried by William Wallace's Scottish pikemen and as a second blade by his highland warriors. 36cm/14"long Price: £4.49
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Historically; This sword was always carried by a knight even when he was not in battle. If he was not wearing an arming sword he was undressed for public life. In battle his arming sword was his secondary blade. 40cm/15.5"long Price: £5.39
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Historically; This was the knights broadsword. He would use it both one handed and with the other hand steering his cut from the sword pommel (like a boat's rudder), therefore its name. 75cm/29.5"long Price: £6.19
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Historically; this sword came into existence in the mid C12 for use by dismounted knights. Scotland's hero Sir William Wallace had a clay-more nearly 5 ½ feet long. In fact Scotland's ability to throw off the over-lordship of England's Kings in the early C13 was due in no small part to the dread skill-at-arms of her massed highlanders and their Clay-mores. These swords, also known as Greatswords, were still as widely used in the early Renaissance as they were in the Middle Ages. Often seen in the hands of master swordsmen, on the field of battle these great swords were used to break tight enemy polearm formations. Price: £8.19
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Historically; Falchions evolved from the Celtic short sword, becoming longer and longer as the middle ages progressed. By the early C14 Falchions had become common amongst wealthy men-at-arms and knights. The Falchion was sometimes also called a Cleaver but unlike the Cleaver, the Falchion usually had longer quillans (guards) and a considerable longer blade. 40cm/15.5"long Price: £5.89
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Historically; Men of rank from Man-At-Arms to Noble Knight always displayed their position by the way they dressed and items they carried about them. Lords had dirks with handles encrusted with gems. This was also a weapon of last resort in battle. 30cm/12"long Price: £4.19
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These were the blades of battle used by the clan sword masters of Northern Scotland, the Highlanders. Price: £11.41
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Not every man in the army was a knight or archer. Many were skilled Yeomen, though not rich enough to be knights, these were the deadly men-at-arms. Price: £9.07
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Armed for battle in his plate armour, a knight would then strap on his arming sword then his hand and half sword and only then would he be considered dressed for battle. Price: £10.42
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