Dustin R. Reagan wrote: | ||
"Actually, i don't think there is anything italian about it...unless i'm mistaken, Burgundy was a franco-germanic kingdom..." I think the overall weapon has a distinctive "flemish" appearance, maybe handling in the future will confirm this... Either way Burgundy was indeed a territory issuing from the kingdom of France. Yet at the time this sword would have been in use the small Duchy of Burgundy had been considerably enlarged by the various marital and martial policies of the Valois dukes (Philippe le Hardi; Jean Sans Peur; Philippe le Bon; Charles le Travaillant) stretching from the Low Countries nearly to the Alps. Admittedly the last valois duke managed to demolish in ten years what took nearly a century to construct... :mad: :evil: But "Burgundy" was not a kingdom at this time, it hadn't been since the end of the "Burgonds" during the early or high middle ages. It was in fact the desire to construct an actual kingdom (along with all the wonderful status this brought to the ruler...) and the belief that he was righlty entitled to do so that led Charles le Travaillant (not unjustly called "the Rash" in our fair english :) ) to mad military actions, unwise political decisions and ultimately the demise of the territorial entity seperating the kingdom of France from the Holy Roman Empire. All that to say that I think the lines of the weapon make it flemish rather than italian :) and just to ram the final nail in the coffin: we would do well never to forget that there is a huge difference between nationality of the owner and that of the manufacturer (or manufacturers as the case may be) as has already been stated by many. |
Well, you've managed to nail down the coffin of where and what Burgundy was. I wasn't aware this was an issue under dispute. Aside from you're opinion of the appearance, what additional evidence have you provided as to the location of manufacture of the sword type on which this was based? The name 'Burgundian' was chosen by Albion. I don't think they are claiming that the swords of this type were so named when they were first made (or owned, or used). I'd also be intrigued to know which aspect of handling makes a sword 'Flemish'? :)
Regards
Geoff