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William Knight wrote: |
Please send me higher-resolution pictures!. Both the one you highlighted and the one with the rock crystal pommel are really gorgeous (maybe I'm girly or something, but I love rock crystal pommels, like something out of a fantasy novel, only less silly).
-Will Knight |
Ulli Martens wrote: |
"Sword. Iron, gold-plated, leathercut. Disc pommel. With display of Maria and transcription "o maria bit vir vns". Blade brand. German, circa 1450 Castle Ambras" |
Jörg W. wrote: |
and now the ugliest sword from records :D
XVIa #3 (p. 154): this short bow :eek: guard (Oakeshotts: " rather exaggerated 6") is the ugliest i have ever seen. and the type K pommel (Oakeshotts: " rather exaggerated K").. well, it doesn't turn it around :p |
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Anyone know what "o maria bit vir vns" means? Not really good with Latin. |
Glen A Cleeton wrote: |
I always liked the effort Art Elwell did in updating a Del Tin example and doing a scabbard for it. i believe it was in Chad's collection for some time and moved on. Roger mebbe?
Cheers GC |
David McElrea wrote: | ||
It's not Latin. I believe it translates, "O Mary, Pray for Us," but you'll want someone versed in German (Old High?), Dutch or Flemish or whatever to confirm that. I'm working from my rudimentary Norwegian, so its not an exact science on my part. Looks like a line from a litany, though. My second guess would be "O Mary, Be With Us." |
Luka Borscak wrote: |
This is beautiful. Who made it? |