Fav Medieval Sword

[AhmedH]

Originally Posted by cornelistromp

great article, I read it in one go. with much interest
the blade of Dhu'l-Faqar has great similarities with European swords with extremely wide blades from the 13th century in terms of geometry
Thanks for posting
jasper

PS: You're absolutely correct, Jasper! I even believe that these wide-bladed European swords may have been greatly influenced by the Yemeni swords that were used by the Muslim warriors during the Crusades. I mean compare the European swords contemporary to the First Crusade (1097-1099), and those European swords contemporary to the Seventh Crusade (1249-1250), for example.

Best regards,
Ahmed Helal Hussein