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Publisher | : Boydell Press |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1843830892 |
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This title surveys some 60 examples of swords made and used in northern Europe during the Viking Age, from the mid 8th to the mid-11th century. It contains an illustrated overview of blade types and construction, pattern-welding, inscriptions and handle forms and Jan Petersen's classification.
Author | : Ian G. Peirce |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9780851159140 |
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Representative examples of swords from 8th-11th century, fully described and illustrated, with general overview.
Author | : Fedir Oleksandrovych Androshchuk |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 702 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Civilization, Viking |
ISBN | : 9789189176515 |
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Author | : Antony Cummins |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 2012-02-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0752484699 |
Download The Illustrated Guide to Viking Martial Arts Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Martial Arts expert Antony Cummins reveals the hitherto hidden world of Viking hand-to-hand combat, employing the sword, the spear, the axe and the shield. Based upon a careful analysis of the Norse Sagas, the techniques described are recreated precisely, from knocking down a spear in mid-flight to the shield cleave. Illustrated with over 250 images, The Illustrated Guide to Viking Martial Arts in effect represents the earliest combat manual in the world. This insight into the warriors who were the scourge of Dark Age Europe is a feat of textual interpretation – and imagination.
Author | : Alan Williams |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2012-05-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9004229337 |
Download The Sword and the Crucible Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The sword was the most important of weapons, the symbol of the warrior, not to mention the badge of a officer and a gentleman. Much has been written about the artistic and historical significance of the sword, but outside specialised publications, relatively little about its metallurgy, and that often confined to a particular group. This book aims to tell the story of the making of iron and steel swords from the first Celtic examples through the Middle Ages to the Early Modern period. The results of the microscopic examination of over a hundred swords by the author and other archaeometallurgists are given and explained in terms of the materials available in Europe.
Author | : Ewart Oakeshott |
Publisher | : Boydell Press |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9780851157153 |
Download The Sword in the Age of Chivalry Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Resplendent image of the medieval knight is concentrated in the symbolism of his sword. The straight, two-edged, cross-hilted knightly sword of the European middle ages was an object of vital importance, a lethal weapon on the battlefield and a badge of chivalry in that complex social code. Ewart Oakeshott draws on his extensive research and expert eye (and hand, for he has a special sense for the feel of a sword) to develop a typology for and recount the history of the sword, from the knightly successors of the Viking weapon to the emergence of the Renaissance sword - that is, roughly from 1050 to 1550. Within this time-span, two distinct groups of swords successively evolved. Problems of dating are acute, and evidence is adduced from literature and art as well as from archaeology, for a sword (or some parts of a sword) could have been in use several generations after it first saw battle. To deal with such overlap, Ewart Oakeshott develops, refines and illustrates a detailed typology of swords which takes in entire swords, pommel-forms, cross-guards, and the grip and scabbard.
Author | : Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson |
Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780851157160 |
Download The Sword in Anglo-Saxon England Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This study concerns the importance of the sword in Anglo-Saxon and Viking society, with reference to surviving swords and literary sources, especially Beowulf.
Author | : Ewart Oakeshott |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780851155661 |
Download Records of the Medieval Sword Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
An extensive and thorough study of the origins, development and usage of the glamorous two-edged knightly sword of the European middle ages, with a complete typology. Spanning the period from the great migrations to the Renaissance, this book presents a selection from a very large body of photographs and research and gives a full and detailed record of the swords of that turbulent time.
Author | : Lisa Deutscher |
Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 1783274271 |
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A multidisciplinary overview of current research into the enduringly fascinating martial artefact which is the sword.
Author | : Sue Brunning |
Publisher | : Anglo-Saxon Studies |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Swords |
ISBN | : 9781783274062 |
Download The Sword in Early Medieval Northern Europe Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A wide-ranging study of the significance of swords throughout the whole Anglo-Saxon period, offering valuable insights into the meaning of and attitude towards swords. Swords were special in Anglo-Saxon England. Their names, deeds and pedigrees were enshrined in writing. Many were curated for generations, revealed by their worn and mended condition. Few ended their lives as casual discards, placed instead in graves, hoards and watercourses as part of ritualised acts. Contemporary sources leave no doubt that complex social meanings surrounded these weapons, transcending their use on the battlefield; but they have yet to transcend the traditional view that their primary social function was as status symbols. Even now, half a century after the first major study of Anglo-Saxon swords, their wider significance within their world has yet to be fully articulated. This book sets out to meet the challenge. Eschewing modern value judgements, it focuses instead on contemporary perceptions - exploring how those who made, used and experienced swords really felt about them. It takes a multidisciplinary and holistic approach, bringing together insights from art, archaeology and literature. Comparison with Scandinavia adds further nuance, revealing what was (and was not) distinctive of Anglo-Saxon views of these weapons. Far from elite baubles, swords are revealed to have been dynamic "living" artefacts with their own identities, histories and places in social networks - ideas fuelled by their adaptability, durability and unique rolein bloodshed. Sue Brunning is Curator of European Early Medieval Collections at The British Museum.