Thought this picture might be of interest to some of you :)

I took these photos early last summer whilst I was in York and I was wondering if anyone had any idea of what weapons might be shown in this picture. There doesn't seem to be any way to tell of what the weapons are made of, but it appears to be some sort of duel within a ring of some kind.

anyways, heres the picture, sorry for the slight blur.

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I believe it may be a depiction of a judicial duel. I recall seeing a similar picture in which the combatants are armed with a double headed pick like weapon and a rectangular shield fitted with a central boss (which I'd imagine would look very much like what's shown in the stained glass).

Collin & Brad...........Any rough idea on the date of these weapons or the stained glass ? Any other pics or drawings would be nice too( anyone?)
Thanks

Hello,

Certainly seems clear to me they are dueling with some type of Uruk-hai swords of Isenguard manufacture. Didn't the movies depict some beserker types with swords ending in double right-angle spikes? They were two handed though...

Saruman's oricish minions duking it out for the entertainment of the white hand....

On the other hand, getting back to reality, I seem to recall something about mock combats fought with bucklers and whalebone swords. Perhaps that is what is depicted. Sounds as plausible as shield and pick-type weapon to me.

Sorry its late...

Cheers,

A tile from Chertsey Abbey depicting a judicial combat. Here's the link:
http://people.wcslc.edu/faculty/mmarkowski/ceramics/med/cer9.html

And an image of the tile:

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I've got a picture with the caption next to it...but not on this computer!!! Grrrr....

I'll have a check tommorrow and see if I can make out was it says, then I can give you a better answer as to the dates, although I think Steve's information might give us a pretty good idea of when the window was done.

Anywho, I'll see what I can find out about the dates...

cheers!

Please note that I edited my post, above, regarding the age of the York Minster stained glass windows, in order to identify the source of my information.