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	Paul Chen
		Replicated from a sword thought to be that of Albrecht II of Austria, the Hand-and-a-Half Sword (SH2034) represents the pinnacle of beauty and balance in medieval swords.
		The style is typical of a 14th century battle sword but the fittings are undoubtedly those of a king, from the heavy gilding to the adder-skin grip to the beautifully enameled coat of arms, the latter illustrating Edward’s claim to French territories by combining the Lion of England with the Fleur-de-Lys of France.
		The two-handed sword was a weapon developed for the use of the foot soldier and had became quite common by the early 1500’s.
	www.southernswords.co.uk /paulchen-swords.html (1492 words)

	Sword - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Spatha the sword of the late Roman Empire, longer than the gladius, the shape of which was continued during the early Middle Ages.
		The hilt is the handle of a sword, and consists of the guard, the grip, and the pommel.
		Swords are a suit in the Tarot deck (replaced by spades in modern cards), and are often symbols of masculinity and particularly of the phallus.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /sword.htm (2511 words)

	Ancient Swords Manufacturer,Oriental Swords Manufacturer,Ancient Wooden Swords,Ancient Swords Supplier,Ancient Oriental ...
		It may be that the term broad sword originated in the 17th century owing to these characteristics.
		Spatha - It is the Roman Cavalry sword.
		Two-handed sword - it is the great sword of the 16th century used in siege warfare.
	www.khukriwala.com /swords-daggers-terminology.html (845 words)

	Definition of Sword (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The early use of iron swords is attributed to the Hittites, the Mycenean Greeks, and the early Celts.
		Indeed, the difference between a machete and a sword is mainly that of width and utilization, and several types of swords in history resemble the machete in construction, such as for example the scramasax, the dussack, and the falchion.
		Tyrfing - a cursed sword from the Elder Edda
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Sword (2167 words)

	Medieval and Renaissance Swords and Daggers Terminology
		Arming Sword - after the 14th century, with the appearance of the longsword the simple, single-handed weapon became known as a short sword or arming sword, since it hung from the belt of the knight, while his longsword hung from the saddle.
		Bastard swords continued to be used by knights and men-at-arms into the 1500's, and for a time, enjoyed the civilian side-arm role that would later be superceded by the sidesword and rapier.
		The sword was a thinner, more tapered sword than the earlier Medieval forms, but still shorter and wider than the nearly edgless rapier.
	www.historicalweapons.com /swordsanddaggersterm.html (2167 words)

	Backsword - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Backsword is a denomination of any type of sword, generally of European origin, that has only one edge, with the back of the sword often being the thickest part of the blade.
		Some backswords are curved in order to make slicing/chopping action easier, at some expense of thrusting power, but this should not be seen as an overwhelming trend in the type, but rather limited to specialised forms.
		Swords of this type include the mortuary sword, sabre, various falchions and the scramasax.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Backsword (108 words)

	Swords
		This type of sword is often taken in raids of the far south.
		Comissioned by the Kira the Cold for her cavalry, this sword is primarily a slashing weapon.
		This was the type of sword used by the bastard son of the Ursanian Emperor during the earthquakes that tore the Empire apart and the Revolution that followed.
	www.flamestryke.com /mm9/items9/swords9.html (169 words)

	Articles - Sword (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The sword always served more as a weapon of self-defence than for use on the battlefield, and the military importance of swords steadily decreased during the Middle Ages.
		The hilt functions as the handle of a sword, and consists of the guard, the grip, and the pommel.
		Swords form a suit in the Tarot deck (replaced by spades in modern cards), and often function as symbols of masculinity and particularly of the phallus.
	www.x-moto.net /articles/Sword (2801 words)

	Sword of Vengeance
		On the road, we see a young townswoman, driven insane by betrayal and the death of her child, and her elderly mother, who has the thankless task of trying to care for her unbalanced daughter; while later, a village woman is literally raped to death, something the bandits responsible have a good laugh over.
		When Sword Of Vengeance reaches its conclusion, it is with a scene like many seen in American movies over the years: the "fallen woman" gazing helplessly, longingly, after the hero as he walks away from her, accepting that she is morally unfit for him despite her courage and her love for him.
		Sword Of Vengeance carries an intense, pulsing score by Hideaki Sakurai, and while that is very effective, equally so is the film’s occasional use of silence, particularly at moments of death.
	twtd.bluemountains.net.au /Rick/sov_print.htm (3447 words)

	myArmoury.com
		Swords of various types and designs were used in that conflict including the rapier, proto-mortuary hilt, and the fully-developed mortuary hilt.
		Like other models, the Mortuary Hilt Sword is available in their practical line (lower finish and left blunt for stage combat or sparring), antique (given an articifically-aged appearance), and sharp versions.
		Though historically, mortuary hilt swords were primarily meant to be cutters, this one falls a bit short in that department.
	www.myarmoury.com /review_casi_mort.html (866 words)

	Tallows FX : Daggers & Swords (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This is a light but solid broad sword; the shorter version of this style of sword is very popular with the crimson brotherhood of white water.
		The shell guards of the stool are separate to the swelling in the centre of the knuckle bow, this then passes though the hilt to form a rear quillion.
		This sword has a little added extra in the form of the flamberge edge to the blade, this will inflict a greater cut than a normal straight blade.
	s111719745.onlinehome.us /tallows/shelfswords.asp?sort=Price (737 words)

	Fallen Comrades: Mortuary Affairs in the US Army (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Mortuary Affairs Center at the US Army Quartermaster Center and School, Fort Lee, VA, is the proponent for all United States armed forces mortuary affairs training.
		The importance of mortuary affairs on the modern battlefield is evident.
		The basis of mortuary affairs is found in the training of soldiers, search and recovery procedures, identification of fallen comrades, and appropriate burial that includes the performance of military rites for the deceased.
	www.qmfound.com /fallen.htm (2248 words)

	RPGnet Forums - Mace, Flail, Axe, and Sword (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This is the kind of sword used by the "knights in shining armor" of chivalric romance, and IMO an extraordinarily elegant specimen of its kind, too.
		Most swords used by the knights up until the 13th century were known as broad swords, and were primarily used as chopping or slashing weapons (as depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry).
		Actually, the term "broad sword" only came to common use with the appearance and spread of narrow thrusting swords, to differentiate rapiers, smallswords and such from the broader-bladed sabers, cut-and-thrusters, Scottish baskethilts, etc. Before that it was just a poetic phrase, "broad" meaning "strong" rather than "wide".
	forum.rpg.net /showthread.php?p=968481#post968481 (773 words)

	Battle Ready Medieval Practice / Training Swords
		Our European Medieval style steel practice swords have been chosen by us because of their quality of craftsmanship, construction, durability and offered to you at our lowest possible price which is why we offer a 30 Day Return Policy.
		This sword is based from the original that was used by one of the finest Knights, Sir William Marshall, who served the Crown of England faithfully under Henry II, Richard the Lionheart and Jack Lackland.
		Replicated from a sword thought to be that of King Albrecht II of Austria, the Hand and a Half Sword (SH2034) represents the pinnacle of beauty and balance in medieval swords.
	www.practice-swords.com /european-steel-practice-swords.shtml (1093 words)

	Silver's 2-handed sword: length, technique - Sword Forum International
		The statement "if both play upon double and single hand, at the 2 hand sword, the long sword has the advantage" means that the longsword (the Elizabethans used this term to mean both a long single handed sword and a a hand and a half sword) has the advantage over the longer two handed sword.
		It's significant in single-sword, more significant in two-handed sword, but is very obvious in the staff fight, where the height difference between two combatants is magnified considerably in the lenghts of their staffs.
		In the former, "the long sword has the advantage if the weight thereof is not too heavy for his strength that has it." It's interesting that Silver would refer to excessive weight, specifically, as the problem; usually he mentions excessive length.
	forums.swordforum.com /showthread.php?s=&threadid=2757 (3705 words)

	Dragon Aerie
		Gauntlet sword ~ a sword affixed to a gauntlet to continue along the line of the forearm.
		Battle Sword ~ a specialized type of great sword, size and weight of the weapon, made it unsuited for close formation fighting, and its use was reserved for banner defense, guarding breeches in siege warfare, and forming skirmish lines.
		Great Sword ~ are infantry swords which cannot be used comfortably in a single-hand, blade shape could be flat and wide, or narrow and hexagonal, or diamond shaped.
	www.dragonaerie.com /skillweaponuse.html (4656 words)

	Sword Notes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Large swords, as opposed to dirks, were carried by the elite warriors in Highland Society, not by the peasants.
		In the 17th Century the single-handed, basket-hilted sword seems to have become the Highlander's edged weapon of choice (For those Highlanders rich or lucky enough to have a choice).
		David Stevenson discusses this and those swords appear in the contemporary (and bloodthirsty) poetry of Iain Lom.
	home.comcast.net /~gmcdavid/HistNotes/sword_notes.html (162 words)

	RealmsOfEvil.com - The Vault: ShadowFang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The hilt of the sword is made of rare fl silver, The hand guards appear to be two skulls with thier heads pointed up, from which two long tounges roll straight outm protecting the hand during battle.
		This sword prefers to be weilded by undead or drow and will find a way out of its current weilders hand to become the property of such "great" people.
		The sword while in battle sheaths itself in ShadowFire this gives the sword its level draining ability and a +10 damage adjustment, the sword is effectively a +17 longsword when it comes to damage and +5 when it comes to hitting.
	www.realmsofevil.net /thevault/shadowfang.cfm (426 words)

	Iberia's Newest Swords
		Sword blades are made of 440C high carbon steel, stainless steel and some with zinc alloys.
		Most swords are made with a traditional tang design, where the "handed" portion of the blade is hammered for fitting of a handle piece, instead of making the sword and its handle fit together as separate pieces of metal.
		All our swords make fantastic decorations, collectibles, props or out-of-the-ordinary gifts (which can be good when trying to find that "special gift" for a history buff).
	www.replicaweaponry.com /ibnesw.html (255 words)

	TherionArms - Mortuary sword
		Replicating a finely-preserved museum piece, the Paul Chen/Hanwei mortuary hilt sword is a classic example of a cavalry or dragoon officer's sword of the 17th century English Civil War.
		Deriving its name from the style of sword which memorialized King Charles I (executed in 1649), the mortuary hilt sword's steel basket is decorated with scrolled foliage with an engraved head of Charles I on the pommel.
		The lozenge-sectioned double-edged blade is forged from high-carbon steel, partially fullered and bears the sword maker's mark "1414", the derivation of which has been lost in time.
	therionarms.com /reenact/therionarms_c367.html (109 words)

	myArmoury.com: Mortuary Hilt Sword
		One of these swords is the Mortuary sword, named for the chiseled likeness of what some believed to be the martyred Charles I found on some surviving hilts of this type.
		The mortuary sword, which fell out of use around 1670, has very close ties to the English Basket-hilt and is sometimes referred to as the English half-basket.
		The Armour Class sword is not based on any particular original, and direct comparison to a randomly selected original is of limited value.
	www.myarmoury.com /review_ac_mort.html (936 words)

	Welcome to the Swordsman's Guild (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Fights with sword in right hand until it gets tired or is wounded, then switched to left.
		Sword: An elven version of an english basket-hilted broadsword of c.
		1640, of the type known as a "mortuary" sword.
	www.angelfire.com /rings/swordsman_guild/anselm.html (202 words)

	Rapier Swords & Fencing Equipment - Battle Ready Swords
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		The term "battle ready", when used to describe a sword, means that the sword is made of high carbon spring steel - a very strong and flexible steel.
		If you place an order for one of our replica weapons (swords, maces, axes, etc.), you agree that you are at least 18 years old and have read our Sword Care and Safety section and you will be responsible for your weapon's use or misuse.
	www.swordsofhonor.com /rapiers.html (203 words)

	By the Sword, Inc. Basket-Hilts and Small Swords
		Replicating a finely-preserved museum piece, our Mortuary Hilt Sword is a classic example of a cavalry or dragoon officer's sword of the 17th century English Civil War period.
		Early highland swords almost invariably carried the double-edged broadsword blade, but by the time of the Battle of Culloden (1746) the single-edged backsword was at least equal in popularity.
		Replicating an original dating from the 1730’s and belonging to an officer in Prince Charles Edward Stuart’s army at Culloden, the finely chiseled silver-plated hilt and three-edged hollow ground blade exemplify the consummate skill of the swordsmiths of the period.
	www.by-the-sword.com /acatalog/Basket_Hilts_and_Small_Swords.html (904 words)

	RealmsOfEvil.com - The Vault: Hexonus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Upon closer inspection, one can see that the blade is in fact covered in scales and the tip of the sword is the angular head of a snake.
		The snakes body wraps once around the swords hilt, a simple brass cross piece, and then coils tightly several times to form the grip.
		The sword was named in his honor and given an honorable place in the Temple to Talona
	www.realmsofevil.net /thevault/hexonus.cfm (387 words)

	Medieval Weaponry Gladius Sword
		In the third century BC, Rome fought against the Iberian Celts and their iron weapons, gaining so much respect for the ir short swords that they adopted the design as their own.
		The sword that eventually conquered most of the then-known world evolved from the Gladius Hispanicus - Spanish sword.
		Originally a stabbing weapon, the Gladius quickly became a cut-and-thrust sword, with a long point and a slightly "waisted" blade - arguably the most elegant of Roman sword types.
	www.medieval-weaponry.co.uk /acatalog/gladiator-sword.html (135 words)

	Sins of the Sister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		When I saw the boy grab a sword and strike down one of the Watch from behind, the world seemed to freeze.
		Den'a and I were silent as we moved up the Great Hill to Mortuary but Robbo was inclined to chatter, laugh and sing to himself the entire way.
		The time that they were down there escaped me like water running through open fingers, until Mortuary was dark all around me. Faceless voices came to me on the wind, some pleading and others warning of something, the words drifting away from me before I could make them out.
	users.keyway.net /~sinner/tribe8/rustedsky/sins.htm (2930 words)

	Medieval Swords
		The swords of medieval Europe (approximately 500 to 1500 AD) evolved from steel Celtic swords, which in turn arose from a tradition of straight, double-edged swords which began with bronze swords as early as 1,500 BC.
		Arming Sword - after the 14th century, with the appearance of the longsword the simple, single-handed weapon became known as a short sword or arming sword, since it hung from the belt of the knight, while his longsword hung from the saddle.
		Bastard swords continued to be used by knights and men-at-arms into the 1500's, and for a time, enjoyed the civilian side-arm role that would later be superceded by the sidesword and rapier.
	medieval-swords.gungfu.com (2756 words)

	hilt sword: English Basket Hilt Sword (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A very early form of a basket hilt sword with a single edge blade which has.
		The Sword h ilt A closer look at the original hilt fittings reveals that they are of the finest.
		Replicating a finely-preserved museum piece, the Mortuary Hilt Sword is a classic example of a cavalry or dragoon officer's sword of the 17th century.
	www.officermay.net /hilt-sword.html (231 words)

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