norman single handed sword oakeshott type x battl Al het armpantser its trunk traversing the human

its trunk traversing the human world

They protect your forearms during battles and look great with a costume

The falchion was often used as a secondary weapon

Many early medieval peoples — including the Vikings

norman single handed sword oakeshott type x battl Al het armpantser its trunk traversing the humanThis is a reconstruction of a high medieval, single handed sword. The Oakeshott type X was used between 800 1200, from the Norman ages until the Crusades. Nowadays the original of this sword is a part of the collection of the Royal Armouries of Leeds. The sword has a length of 96 cm with a blade of 79,5 cm and a max. width of 4,5 cm. The point of balance is situated approx. 16 cm below the cross guard. The pommel and cross guard are made of iron, the