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The sword in the age of chivalry

By Ewart Oakeshott

Book information

Publisher
Boydell Press
Year
2006
ISBN
0851157157, 9780851157153
Google Books ID
TYcBwoeWwp0C
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (3584998 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

A history and typology of the European knightly sword. Oakeshott draws on his extensive research to trace its development from the knightly successors of the Viking weapon to the emergence of the Renaissance sword, using evidence from literature and art as well as from archaeology.

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