Records of the Medieval Sword

by Ewart Oakeshott

Book Overview

The origins, development and use of the two-edged knightly sword of the European middle ages, from the great migrations to the Renaissance.

Forty years of intensive research into the specialised subject of the straight two-edged knightly sword of the European middle ages are contained in this classic study.
Spanning the period from the great migrations to the Renaissance, Ewart Oakeshott emphasises the original purpose of the sword as an...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851155669
• ISBN13: 9780851155661
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 10.8" x 8.3"