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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Feb 15, 2020 7:34:13 GMT
Replicas or Antiques.
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Post by treeslicer on Feb 15, 2020 7:54:33 GMT
Nihonto, and dao, and kukuri, and kerises, and bolos, and a rapier, oh my!
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Feb 15, 2020 7:56:10 GMT
Hah, just forgot my kukris!
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Post by mrsmitty on Feb 15, 2020 9:14:39 GMT
No Viking era? I put one Viking sword into the other
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Feb 15, 2020 9:53:07 GMT
I count the Viking era to Medieval, ca. 700 - 1400 AD.
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Post by MOK on Feb 15, 2020 10:36:43 GMT
Kukris count as Indian, yes?
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Feb 15, 2020 10:40:01 GMT
I'd say yeah, more or less.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2020 11:00:04 GMT
Are kukris swords or knives? Change the thread header to blades? There will also be differences of opinion as to when the renaissance began. Some draw the line at 1500 AD and others will point out humanism actually began a century or so earlier marking "high medieval" as the age of understanding with the widespread knowledge garnered during the three centuries of crusades to the middle east. It was William the conqueror's age and even before that with Charlemagne's era that maintained the basics of knowledge and economics after the Romans dwindled. I checked them all, just to be a pita GC
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Post by MOK on Feb 15, 2020 11:05:37 GMT
For that matter, does something like the Windlass "Classic Hoplite Sword" count as Ancient Greek or Other?
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Feb 15, 2020 11:38:44 GMT
I'd count the Hoplite sword to ancient Greek. Concerning swords I think renaissance can be seen as the start of complex hilted swords after the classic medieval crossguards. The time zoning isn't perfect, I know, I wanted to avoid more lines.
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Post by MOK on Feb 15, 2020 12:34:21 GMT
I'd count the Hoplite sword to ancient Greek. Sure, but what about this particular alleged reproduction of such? It's so far off the mark, I'm not entirely sure whether to go with the stated intent or the actual outcome, here...
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Feb 15, 2020 12:51:59 GMT
If one has bought it because he wanted a classic Greek sword, why not? So many repros aren't really historical correct, f. e. my Battlecry Agincourt or my Maintz. At least the sword should represent a certain culture in your mind.
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Post by pgandy on Feb 15, 2020 14:18:19 GMT
When you get down to it many terms are vague such as where does a knife leave off and sword begin? When does one era begin and end? But I put my 2¢ in.
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Post by treeslicer on Feb 15, 2020 23:11:08 GMT
At least the sword should represent a certain culture in your mind. Stainless wallhangers and such remind me of Escherichia coli.
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Post by L Driggers (fallen) on Feb 16, 2020 4:26:19 GMT
Viking aren't medieval, they fall into dark ages.
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Post by pgandy on Feb 16, 2020 13:27:44 GMT
I count the Viking era to Medieval, ca. 700 - 1400 AD. Maybe so, but Wikipedia gives Viking Age 793-1066 AD.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Feb 16, 2020 13:36:12 GMT
With 700 - 1400 I meant the Medieval, Viking era is a (early) part of it I think. Don't want to be too finicky with the time periods, there are dozens of different theories about when which period started and ended and how to count transitional periods like the renaissance.
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Post by JohnnyCopperhead on Feb 17, 2020 13:13:47 GMT
So far Renaissance and Migration Era european swords along with my recently acquired katana.
Overall Renaissance era weapons interest me the most.
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