Dacian Swords (Other than the Falx)

[crandell]

Back to the other weapons, I am very interested by Otis' comment on the Dacian ring swords resembling Celtic ones. Are these specifically Celtic swords with ring pommels, or ones with "normal" pommels that have similar blade shapes?

The blade shape is similar.

Do we have two totally separate lines of ring pommel weapons that developed independently here?

I don't know. Do you have some pictures of the Eastern type? It's possible that the Dacian type was influences from the East but most researchers believe that it was imported from the Celts. But I'd still be interested to see what analogies might be found in other contemporary groups.


Otis