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A 13th-century BC sword and a razor found close together raise a question about the Bronze Age settlement at Lake Mezzano: how did these objects reach the lake...
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Bronze Age
According to the popular tradition that we can observe in paintings, drawings, books, historical films or festivals of Moors and Christians, the Arabs used cutlasses or scimitars and,...
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Bronze Age
It was from the 11th century onwards that the hawks of European swords began to lengthen and, in this way, they began to take on a cross-like appearance....
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Bronze Age
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...
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Bronze Age
The Visigoths entered the Iberian Peninsula in the year 427 under the command of King Theodoric I in order to expel the Suebi, Vandals and Alans. Between 80,000...
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Celts and Iberians
The Romans began to use Greek-style swords, just as they adopted their gods, changing their names, and used their philosophers to educate their children. Later, they used the...
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Bronze Age
According to the National Archaeological Museum, this type of sword is found in Celtiberian and Vetton necropolises. This possibly comes from the Celtiberian area since only the obverse...
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Bronze Age
This splendidly preserved falcata allows us to enjoy all its decorative details. Due to its ornamental richness, it must have belonged to some warrior leader of the Iberian...
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Bronze Age
The falcata is the most genuine offensive weapon of the Iberian peoples and the best known. A powerful weapon that looks like a saber, but is actually a...
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Bronze Age
According to the National Archaeological Museum, this piece was found in the Necropolis of Cortijo de Paco Torres, Íllora (Montefrío), Granada. And the MAN in its description says:...
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Celts and Iberians
According to the National Archaeological Museum, this piece was found in the Necropolis of the Val, Alpanseque, of Arcos de Jalón, in Soria, tomb 10, Street II. And...
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Bronze Age
In the Final Bronze Age and with greater metallurgical knowledge, it was possible to improve the hardness of the blades and even the fists, which, as in this...
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Bronze Age
As already explained in the previous sheet, in the first period of the Bronze Age, swords had blades made independent of the handles and were held by rivets....
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Bronze Age
In the early stages of the Bronze Age, swords had blades independent of the hilts and were held together by rivets. This circumstance gave them great fragility. In...
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Bronze Age
GARNISH: the handle made of organic material, antler or wood, is missing, like that of the previous sheet, and in its place, a drawing has been made to...
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Bronze Age
Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (spadologist) SEE ALL TYPES OF SWORDS
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Bronze Age
Exquisite and unique is this peninsular piece from the Bronze Age, worthy of being the first in the encyclopedia.
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Bronze Age
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS HISPANOMUSSLAM SWORD 12TH-13TH CENTURY. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (spadologist) Reference 1-1155-A Name Spanish Muslim Sword Period 12th-13th century Garrison All iron with remains of silver material....
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Bronze Age
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS CROSS SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (spadologist) Reference 1-1150-A Name Cross Sword Period 12th-13th century Garrison Iron, large pommel in a flattened ball, missing handle, possible...
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