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Longsword

A longsword (also spelled as long sword or long-sword) is a type of European sword characterized as having a cruciform hilt with a grip for primarily two-handed use (around 15 to 30 cm or 6 to 12 in), a straight double-edged blade of around 80 to 110 cm (31 to 43 in), and weighing approximately 2 to 3 kg (4 lb 7 oz to 6 lb 10 oz).

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In service
High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Renaissance, c. 1050–1700
Length
total: avg. 100–140 cm (39–55 in) blade: avg. 80–110 cm (31–43 in) grip: avg. 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in)
Mass
avg. 1.8–3 kg (4.0–6.6 lb)
Place of origin
Europe
Produced
~1050–1500
Type
Sword (two-handed, double-edged)

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Fighting with the longsword

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Longsword

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related to Morphology · 26
Longsword → Crusades, Great Sword, In, Oakeshott, Sub-type XXa, The, Their, These, They, Type XIIa, Type XIIIa, Type XVa, Type XVIa, Type XVII, Type XVIIIb, Type XVIIIc, Type XX, Types XIIa, Types XVIIIb, War Sword
related to References · 25
Longsword → An Introduction, Anthony, Björn, Cvet, David, Dawson, Destructive Capabilities, European Longsword, February, Hellqvist, January, Journal, Making, Melville, Neil, November, Oakeshott's Typology, October, Shore, Study
related to External links · 24
Longsword → Albion Armorers, Chad Arnow, Halflang, Hand-and-a-Half, History, Knight's, Matt Tait, Medieval Sword, Medieval Warfare I-1, Oakeshott, Oakeshott's Typology, Richard Marsden, Ross Cowan, Spotlight, Summary, The Longsword, Tua Handit, Two-Handed Scottish Swords, XIII, XV
related to Other languages · 12
Longsword → Bolognese, French, Historical, Italian, Middle French, Portuguese, Scottish, Spanish, The French, The German, The Scottish Gaelic, Zweihänder
related to history · 11
Longsword → Another, Codified, Fechtbücher, German, Half-swording, Hans Talhoffer, In, Some, The, This, Use
related to Evolution · 10
Longsword → For, From, High Middle Ages, History Museum, Hundred Years' War, It, Labelled XIIIa, Swords, The, The Glasgow Art
related to English · 9
Longsword → Defence, English, Henry VIII, It, July, Masters, Of, The, The French
see also · 7
Longsword → Estoc, French, German, Japanese, Longsword SchoolHistorical European, Renaissance, Roman
related to Longswords in popular culture · 2
Longsword → Longswords, Notable
In service · 1
Longsword → High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Renaissance, c. 1050–1700

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sword blade type century use german late weapon used also two-handed one medieval hilt 16th swords long plate early renaissance

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LongswordIn serviceHigh Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Renaissance, c. 1050–17001.00infobox
LongswordLengthtotal: avg. 100–140 cm (39–55 in) blade: avg. 80–110 cm (31–43 in) grip: avg. 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in)1.00infobox
LongswordMassavg. 1.8–3 kg (4.0–6.6 lb)1.00infobox
LongswordPlace of originEurope1.00infobox
LongswordProduced~1050–15001.00infobox
LongswordTypeSword (two-handed, double-edged)1.00infobox
plate or mail.The lack of significant torsoinstance ofis the technique of fighting without significant protective armour0.80text
limb protection leads to the use of a large amount of cuttinginstance ofis the technique of fighting without significant protective armour0.80text
slicing techniques in addition to thrustsinstance ofis the technique of fighting without significant protective armour0.80text
Longswordrelated to EnglishThe0.60section
Longswordrelated to EnglishEnglish0.60section
Longswordrelated to EnglishOf0.60section

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