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Knightly sword

In the European High Middle Ages, the typical sword (sometimes academically categorized as the knightly sword, arming sword, or in full, knightly arming sword) was a straight, double-edged weapon with a single-handed, cruciform (i.e., cross-shaped) hilt and a blade length of about 70 to 80 centimetres (28 to 31 in). This type is frequently depicted in…

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Blade length
avg. 75–90 cm (30–35 in)
Blade type
Double-edged, straight bladed
Hilt type
One-handed cruciform, with pommel
In service
c. 950–1500
Length
avg. 90–105 cm (35–41 in)
Mass
avg. 1–1.5 kg (2.2–3.3 lb)

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Knightly sword

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Avg. degree1.98
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related to In media · 28
Knightly sword → Age, Aragorn, Aslan, Bard, Bowman, Dawn Treader, Edmund, Eowyn, Extinction, Father Christmas, Gandalf, Knightly, Narnia, Optimus Prime, Peter Pevensie, Prince Caspian, Rings, The, The Chronicles, The Hobbit
related to Blade · 10
Knightly sword → Carolingian, Cawood, Crusades, Norman, Subtype XIIa, The, Type, Type XI, Type XII, XII
related to history · 9
Knightly sword → Already, Carolingian, Carolingian/Frankish, In, Norman, Renaissance, The, Ulfberht, Viking
related to Terminology · 9
Knightly sword → Arming, During, English, French, Latin, Mostly, Oakeshott, Period, The
Blade length · 1
Knightly sword → avg. 75–90 cm (30–35 in)
Blade type · 1
Knightly sword → Double-edged, straight bladed
Hilt type · 1
Knightly sword → One-handed cruciform, with pommel
In service · 1
Knightly sword → c. 950–1500
Length · 1
Knightly sword → avg. 90–105 cm (35–41 in)
Mass · 1
Knightly sword → avg. 1–1.5 kg (2.2–3.3 lb)

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sword type medieval swords period century pommel blade centuries arming early high knightly late used developed 15th carolingian 12th 13th

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Knightly swordBlade lengthavg. 75–90 cm (30–35 in)1.00infobox
Knightly swordBlade typeDouble-edged, straight bladed1.00infobox
Knightly swordHilt typeOne-handed cruciform, with pommel1.00infobox
Knightly swordIn servicec. 950–15001.00infobox
Knightly swordLengthavg. 90–105 cm (35–41 in)1.00infobox
Knightly swordMassavg. 1–1.5 kg (2.2–3.3 lb)1.00infobox
Knightly swordTypeSword1.00infobox
The Lioninstance ofand Bard the Bowman.Peter Pevensie uses a knightly sword given by Father Christmas in The Chronicles of Narnia0.80text
the Witchinstance ofand Bard the Bowman.Peter Pevensie uses a knightly sword given by Father Christmas in The Chronicles of Narnia0.80text
the Wardrobeinstance ofand Bard the Bowman.Peter Pevensie uses a knightly sword given by Father Christmas in The Chronicles of Narnia0.80text
Prince Caspianinstance ofand Bard the Bowman.Peter Pevensie uses a knightly sword given by Father Christmas in The Chronicles of Narnia0.80text
and The Last Battleinstance ofand Bard the Bowman.Peter Pevensie uses a knightly sword given by Father Christmas in The Chronicles of Narnia0.80text

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