Continuing our Sword Series

Posted by Christopher Eger Sep 8, 2006

Hello and thanks for stopping by again. We continue our look at the weapon of the month by covering the sword.

Our Fourth article in the series is on the immense, almost comically large two-handed swords of the high middle ages. These swords have seen much more combat in Hollywood in the fictional Highlander series and their imitators and in the smoky game rooms of fantasy role players than they ever did on the actual battlefield.

You can view the article

>here,

The fifth article in the series is on the razor thin foils carried by rennasanse gentlemen, the rapier.

You can view the article

>here,

A sixth article covers the all important Japanese swords. Possibly no other martial culture on this planet with the possible exception of the ancient Spartans every so fully embraced the sword.

You can view the article

>here,

Our series concludes with a look at the sword from the 1700s until today. The main use is for ceremony with the last enemy for the sword on the battlefield apparently being that of the wedding cake

Our article is here,

In closing, a quote from Benjamin Dana

" There has been opposition to every innovation in the history of man, with the possible exception of the sword"