Forum: European Armoury
7th January 2023, 11:41 PM
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I think this particular illustration must have...
I think this particular illustration must have been modeled on a print of Turkish riders by Erhard Schön, made around 1530, and I think I recognize some of the other illustrations as well. Prints...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd January 2023, 12:24 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 14,624
Thank you for sharing this interesting find!
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Thank you for sharing this interesting find!
In my opinion, the pommel can be classified as Oakeshott's sub-type E1, a late variant of the old brazil-nut form, that can be seen in Naumburg as...
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Forum: European Armoury
30th December 2022, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 28
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I think the museum and publications have only...
I think the museum and publications have only dated it as 14th century. I would guess earlier in the century rather than later. Picture is from the article "Középkorikardok a Székely Nemzeti Múzeum...
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Forum: European Armoury
30th December 2022, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 50,278
I could only find one close example, from...
I could only find one close example, from Romania, in the Szekely National Museum. There is also a more well-known sword from Sweden that has a similar detail, but in the middle of the quillon and...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd December 2022, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 50,278
You are welcome, and thank you Lee. Labuda's...
You are welcome, and thank you Lee. Labuda's thesis can be downloaded here, there is a little discussion of the sword and the circumstances of its finding, but text is all in Slovakian:
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd December 2022, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 11,070
Hello,
The pommel seems very unusual (and very...
Hello,
The pommel seems very unusual (and very large), I do not think I have ever seen one quite like it. I think type Q pommels are always made of only one piece, and generally have crosses with a...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd December 2022, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 50,278
Hi Andreas,
The typology of your sword (type...
Hi Andreas,
The typology of your sword (type H/I disk pommel, type 2 cross) is very similar to a family with some famous members, like the swords from the River Witham and Whittlesea Mere, which...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th September 2021, 12:03 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 20,693
Based on comparison with other inscriptions, I...
Based on comparison with other inscriptions, I think a plausible reading of the first side might be RCDNISRTNEDA. The two most relevant comparisons that I've found are swords from Oldenburg and...
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Forum: European Armoury
31st August 2021, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 20,693
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Forum: European Armoury
30th August 2021, 12:54 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 20,693
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Forum: European Armoury
7th July 2021, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 48
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Forum: European Armoury
1st April 2021, 09:36 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd February 2021, 12:25 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 43,074
Both swords in Madrid are signed: the one...
Both swords in Madrid are signed: the one attributed to Fernando el Católico carries the name "Antonius", and the one in the Instituto Valencia de Don Juan is signed "Chataldo" (a.k.a. Cataldo). ...
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Forum: European Armoury
6th January 2021, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 11
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This sword makes the rounds of the forums and...
This sword makes the rounds of the forums and image boards regularly - I very much doubt its authenticity, and I am not the first to say so.
I think the ornamentation gives the game away, and the...
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Forum: European Armoury
14th February 2020, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 18
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Forum: European Armoury
4th November 2019, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 28,224
Yes, it's titled "L’armement occidental pendant...
Yes, it's titled "L’armement occidental pendant la premičre croisade", by Olivier Bouzy, and is available online... The theory is mentioned in passing in a footnote, there is not much more than what...
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd November 2019, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 28,224
Well done! Such a close match with the swords'...
Well done! Such a close match with the swords' name is new to me. Following up on this leads to an article on the topic of the many continental moneyers at work in England during the 10th century....
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Forum: European Armoury
2nd November 2019, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 28,224
I mentioned this up-thread... :rolleyes:
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I mentioned this up-thread... :rolleyes:
vilhelmsson has eloquently (and gently) pointed out the weaknesses in that particular paper by Feuerbach; similar issues were previously raised here:...
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Forum: European Armoury
28th October 2019, 01:40 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 28,224
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Forum: European Armoury
8th October 2019, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 100,672
Here is an interesting example of the single...
Here is an interesting example of the single millrind mark - on the same blade appears the "Passau wolf". The sword is suggested to be Italian, being exceptionally similar to one in a well known...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd September 2019, 06:50 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 21,782
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Forum: European Armoury
8th November 2018, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 23,497
Hi Lee,
Very interesting, thanks for sharing...
Hi Lee,
Very interesting, thanks for sharing this! I think Tomáš addresses the nuances of the various typologies very well. It has been clear to me for a while that the definition of Petersen's...
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Forum: European Armoury
9th August 2018, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 32,360
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Forum: European Armoury
27th March 2018, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,851
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Forum: European Armoury
22nd February 2018, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 34
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