| The utterance of the very word 'medieval sword' | | | | New styles were introduced; novel patterns were |
| brings back the imagery of the dark unknown. | | | | brought in to offer medieval warfare a whole new |
| The perfumed palace, the cry at the battlefield, | | | | facet of contemporaneity. Longsword, Scimitar, |
| the knight in the shining armor and perhaps the | | | | Broadsword, Falchion sword and Greatsword |
| imagery of the castle and the dragon fills the mind | | | | made their presence felt in the unending list of the |
| with the very idea of the medieval sword. | | | | medieval weaponry. |
| With its history deeply seated in the timeline of | | | | The Broadsword was perhaps the earliest of the |
| middle ages, the medieval swords still stand as | | | | medieval swords which originated in the |
| the weapon to illustrate gallantry and valor. A part | | | | 6thcentury. Equipped with a two edged blade with |
| of the culture and society, beginning thousands of | | | | a wide base and tapering point, the broadsword |
| years ago, the medieval sword was | | | | weighed around 3-5 pounds. The falchion sword |
| predominantly used by the medieval knights. | | | | typified the medieval gallantry amidst its short |
| The symbolic representation of chivalry, gallantry, | | | | heavy blade and single edge. The falchion sword |
| courage and fearlessness the medieval sword | | | | was much favored by the medieval knights. Apart |
| was largely used in the battlefield as one of the | | | | from these the Longsword was also used in the |
| most reliable weapons and were worn by the | | | | battlefield during the medieval era and was |
| knights. The style and pattern of the medieval | | | | typically known as the hand or the half swords. |
| sword changed every time as the pattern of the | | | | The list of the medieval sword however remains |
| medieval warfare and the armor changed. The | | | | incomplete without the mention of the scimitar. |
| double edged slashing sword, which was typically | | | | The scimitar was a typical type of sword which |
| used during the beginning of the Middle Ages later, | | | | was largely used to fight against the crusaders. |
| gained a rather contemporary dimension with the | | | | Gone are the days of knights, dubs, horses and |
| evolution of the sturdy iron swords known as the | | | | swords yet in the modern life the art of the |
| long swords. With the changes in the warfare | | | | medieval sword has indeed added a whole new |
| pattern a diamond shaped medieval sword was | | | | meaning. Still palpating with the medieval hangover, |
| evolved which was used to thrust between the | | | | the medieval swords have now become the |
| rings of chain mail rather easily. | | | | statement for characters. |