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Schiavonesca
Schiavonesca (in , "Slavic sword") was a type of sword characterized by an S-shaped crossguard and a square pommel whose earliest specimens were found in late 14th-century Serbia. It was used by knights in the Kingdom of Hungary and Republic of Venice during the 15th and 16th centuries., The oldest specimens are estimated to date to the last decades of the 14th century, a period when Serbia was in constant conflict. The Ottoman Empire, Ottoman expansion and conquests saw north- and westward migrations of Serbs, initially within the Medieval Serbia, Serbian state (the Serbian Despotate) and then to the neighbouring Hungary and Venetian Dalmatia. In Hungary, the Serbian population was very active in defending the southern border against the Ottomans. It is for this reason, as well as other historical connections, that it has been assumed that the sword originated in the territory of Serbia. Later production of this type of sword in Hungary and Venice saw it become more typologica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sword Boeheim Schiavonesca
A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting. Its blade, longer than a knife or dagger, is attached to a hilt and can be straight or curved. A thrusting sword tends to have a straighter blade with a pointed tip. A slashing sword is more likely to be curved and to have a sharpened cutting edge on one or both sides of the blade. Many swords are designed for both thrusting and slashing. The precise definition of a sword varies by historical epoch and geographic region. Historically, the sword developed in the Bronze Age, evolving from the dagger; the earliest specimens date to about 1600 BC. The later Iron Age sword remained fairly short and without a crossguard. The spatha, as it developed in the Late Roman army, became the predecessor of the European sword of the Middle Ages, at first adopted as the Migration Period sword, and only in the High Middle Ages, developed into the classical arming sword with crossguard. The word ''sword'' continues t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
