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Scott Stewart
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Baard H
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The "Edward III article" acknowledge both.
My best guess would be that he had the shorter, fancier sword as a day-to-day self-defence weapon. While the longer more cumbersome one was drawn in pitched battles.
Unless of course he had more than these two, wich wouldn't surprise me considering his successful military campaigns.
At kveldi skal dag leyfa,
konu, er brennd er,
mæki, er reyndr er,
mey, er gefin er,
ís, er yfir kemr,
öl, er drukkit er.
-Hávamál, vísa 81
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Randall Moffett
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Most men of means have many weapons. Look at the Ralph de Nesle inventory from 1302. He has tons of weapons and armour.
RPM
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Roger Hooper
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| Baard H wrote: | The "Edward III article" acknowledge both.
My best guess would be that he had the shorter, fancier sword as a day-to-day self-defence weapon. While the longer more cumbersome one was drawn in pitched battles.
Unless of course he had more than these two, wich wouldn't surprise me considering his successful military campaigns. |
At 6 feet, eight inches overall length, that sword is much too long (and heavy?) to use on a battlefield. As the article suggests, it is a ceremonial bearing sword.
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Edward Hitchens
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The gold hilted sword that we often associate with Edward III was very much a battlefield weapon. As an owner of the A&A replica, I can tell you that it's a beast! No doubt Edward used it to great effect, especially from horseback. The Appendix in the back of Records of the Medieval Sword (I think it's Appendix D) describes and shows considerable handwear on the grip, suggesting that he (or someone) definitely used it. I don't know a whole lot of this other much longer "bearing sword" at St. George's Chapel at Windsor but I doubt it was used - or even intended - for combat.
"The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest." Thomas Jefferson
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Nathan Robinson
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Phillip Nussle
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About three years ago I came across a copy of this sword in the Lanes Armoury, Brighton. It was a superb rendition of this weapon with finely defined florets on the cross piece and beautifully enameled crests on either side of the pommel. It was sheathed in its scabbard of black slightly tooled leather The proprietor of the shop did not know its provenance but it was probably of German workmanship. The asking price at the time was £700 English pounds and something I could not afford at the time. Some lucky fellow out there owns it and if he reads this perhaps he could send in some photos.
If a man can see beyond himself and reason with all things then it's time for him to leave this earth and rise into the heavens.
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This is a standard topic