Hola a todos.
Alguien puede mostrarme fotos de espadas medievales espaņolas?, tanto de una mano como de mano y media.
Gracias de antemano y un saludo.
Hello to all.
Somebody can show photos to me of Spanish medieval swords? , as much of one hand as of hand and half.
Thanks beforehand and a greeting.
Pardon for my english
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Hello to all. Somebody can show photos to me of Spanish medieval swords? , as much of one hand as of hand and half. Thanks beforehand and a greeting. Pardon for my english |
Hello J.!
Welcome to the forums! :)
Below I've posted a few photos of Spanish medieval swords. All are from Records of the Medieval Sword by Ewart Oakeshott, a fine source for photos of medieval swords. The only real complaint I have of the photos in the work is that they are all black and white. If you're interested in medieval swords, you might want to try and get that book, or Ewart Oakeshott's The Sword in the Age of Chivalry, or even Sword in Hand.
Okay, here's the information regarding the photos below:
The first image is actually of several views of a sword that was probably given to Count Raymon Berengar III of Barcelona by order of the pope. The sword was held in Palermo Cathedral, until it was sent to Saragossa Cathedral for the coronation of Marti I of Aragon in 1399. The sword dates originally to about 1170. According to Oakeshott's typology (check out the articles here on myArmoury about Ewart Oakeshott), the sword is a type XII.
The second image is of the hilt of the sword, still in its scabbard, found in the coffin of the Infante Fernando de la Cerda, son of King Alfonso el Sabio of Castile. The sword dates to before 1270. It is classed as a possible type XII by Oakeshott, although he never apparently saw the blade.
The third image show two views, a close-up of the hilt, and a view of the whole sword and scabbard, of the sword found in the tomb of King Sancho IV of Castile. This sword's pommel and cross bear engraved Mudejar ornamentation, and the grip bears three glass disks decorated with the arms of Castile and Leon. It dates to before 1298, and is again classed as a type XII.
The fourth image is two views, a close-up of the hilt and a view of the whole sword, of a sword found in the Covent of San Vicente, near Logrono, Spain. It was known as "The Sword of Santa Casilda". It's pommel bears heraldic arms of barry wavy of eight, colours now faded to light grey and dark grey. The legend, in Lombardic characters, around the edges of the pommel reads "Ave Maria Plena Gratia", while on the cross it reads "Dios Es Vincentor En Tod" and "O Dios Es Vicentor En Toda A". The sword dates to circa 1200-50. It again is classed as a type XII.
All of these are one-handed medieval swords. I'll have to continue looking through Oakeshott's Records for more, but I think this is enough for the moment. It's a start, anyway!
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Probable sword of Count Raymon Berengar III of Barcelona, circa 1170.
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Sword of the Infante Fernando de la Cerda, circa 1270.
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Sword of King Sancho IV of Castile, circa 1298.
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Sword from the Convent of San Vicente, near Logrono, Spain, circa 1250.
Thank you very much Richard
A greeting.
A greeting.
Many of our feature articles show Spanish swords, including a couple of the ones Richard posted. They're worth checking out.
From our Type XII Spotlight:
Sword of Sancho IV:
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Sword from the Madrid, Instituto del Conde de Valencia de Don Juan:
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From our Type XIII Spotlight:
Sword from the Toledo Cathedral Treasury:
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From our Type XIX Spotlight:
Sword from the Instituto de Valencia de Don Juan, Madrid:
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From our Type XII Spotlight:
Sword of Sancho IV:
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Sword from the Madrid, Instituto del Conde de Valencia de Don Juan:
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From our Type XIII Spotlight:
Sword from the Toledo Cathedral Treasury:
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From our Type XIX Spotlight:
Sword from the Instituto de Valencia de Don Juan, Madrid:
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Ah! The sword of St. Casilda is so pretty!
It is depicted so often yet each time I see it I am struck by the beautiful proportions and the seemingly intact grip really tops this sword off nicely.
Jeremy
It is depicted so often yet each time I see it I am struck by the beautiful proportions and the seemingly intact grip really tops this sword off nicely.
Jeremy
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| Hola a todos. |
Hello and welcome to myArmoury.com.
Please note that we are limited only to English as a posting language and must ask that all posts are kept only in English. Other languages make it very difficult for us to moderate the forum since we cannot read or understand them.
Cheers
Hello again!
Yes, do check out the various articles here on myArmoury. They can be very enlightening, and are very well illustrated.
Below, I've posted the photo from Records of the Medieval Sword that shows the sword from Toledo Cathedral along with its scabbard. The scabbard is also quite interesting, with its multiple lockets. The scabbard is covered in red velvet, and the scabbard mounts are of silver gilt bearing the enamelled shields of arms of Leon and Castile.
The sword is in all probability a riding sword. The sword may have once belonged to Don Juan "El de Tarifa", a younger brother of Fernando de la Cerda. Oakeshott reached this conclusion based on an examination of the enamelled arms; he said they were similar in form to that seen on Don Juan's seal. If this was indeed Don Juan's sword, it must date to before 1319, because Don Juan was killed fighting against the Moors in that year.
I just thought I would elaborate on what was mentioned in the article.
Stay safe!
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Sword from Toledo Cathedral, circa 1319.
Yes, do check out the various articles here on myArmoury. They can be very enlightening, and are very well illustrated.
Below, I've posted the photo from Records of the Medieval Sword that shows the sword from Toledo Cathedral along with its scabbard. The scabbard is also quite interesting, with its multiple lockets. The scabbard is covered in red velvet, and the scabbard mounts are of silver gilt bearing the enamelled shields of arms of Leon and Castile.
The sword is in all probability a riding sword. The sword may have once belonged to Don Juan "El de Tarifa", a younger brother of Fernando de la Cerda. Oakeshott reached this conclusion based on an examination of the enamelled arms; he said they were similar in form to that seen on Don Juan's seal. If this was indeed Don Juan's sword, it must date to before 1319, because Don Juan was killed fighting against the Moors in that year.
I just thought I would elaborate on what was mentioned in the article.
Stay safe!
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Hello.
This is the sword that I have been able to find (S. XI-XII).
Thanks for everybody and a greeting
P.D: Sorry for the language Nathan
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This is the sword that I have been able to find (S. XI-XII).
Thanks for everybody and a greeting
P.D: Sorry for the language Nathan
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