01-12-2011, 02:06 PM
Quote:I am looking for examples of Byzantine swords. I am interested in any swords of the Byzantine period start with 400 AD going all the way up to 1453 AD.
Any sources will be helpful. I know of a few Icons that depict swords from the early period that are not very clear. Pictures of museum pieces would be ideal.
I expect that the swords would look similar Roman ones in the early periods, European after the sac of 1205 and Arabic towards the mid 15th century. I would also expect a mixing of styles along the way.
I bought up these in ebay; maybe can help you,. the blades of medieval Europe (approximately 500 to 1500 AD) evolved from steel Celtic swords, which in turn arose from a tradition of straight, double-edged swords which began with bronze swords as early as 1,500 BC.
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