If the word "medieval" is heard, thoughts of kings, castles, knights and chivalry to us. These are concepts and practices that revolved around the lifestyle of people living in the Middle Ages, for more than a millennium, roughly between the 5th and 16 century that a very long time indeed.
This is probably the reason why the medieval weapons have become a very popular idea, which the Middle Ages, only because they have played a role too big to world history to ignore. In fact, they even say that many cultures and practices in the modern world developed from ideas first thought in the Middle Ages.
When it comes to weapons, medieval weapons were generally considered to be heavy and solid and heavy cavalries knights wear heavy suits of armor. For instance, while Damascus Viking Sword seemed much larger than the English two-handed sword, the two were usually based on the classic medieval sword was forged from a strong steel and built around its heavily armored users.
Medieval weapons were also in the famous stories were in the Middle Ages, such as King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, together with the old sword Excalibur. Other classics that have recently been in films Beowulf, Beowulf with the sword.
Finally, medieval swords in many versions. Given all this, the medieval weapons are a class of its own, and a very popular category in which people from all strata of the population as a collector all the way up to the common reader.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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