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This sword may be one of the oldest found in al-Andalus and belongs to the Umayyad Caliphate of the 9th century. According to an article by Alberto Canto García, in Gladius XXI, 2001, pp. 183-192, this sword was found along with its tip and a group of silver Umayyad coins, dirhems, from Córdoba.
In Middle Eastern museums we can find Arab swords similar to this one, with a powerful and straight blade from pre-Islamic and Islamic times.
- GARNISH: iron. On the tang of the grip there is a later addition, possibly to hold the T-shaped pommel and give it its true length. The arriz is rectangular with hawks that are not very long and made of iron like the rest. Wonderful to see this ancient Hispano-Muslim sword.
- BLADE: straight and flat, with a width of 55 mm and slowly decreasing until almost the tip, where it narrows quickly.
- CONTERA: is an openwork bronze piece. Its size perfectly allows the insertion of the blade with the sheath, which was possibly made of leather.
HispanicMuslimUmayyad Sword (9th century)
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Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (espadologist)
