LONGSWORD

Longsword

A longsword is a type of European sword characterized as having a cruciform hilt with a grip for two handed use and a straight double-edged blade of around, current during the late medieval and Renaissance periods, approximately 1350 to 1550 with early and late use reaching into the 13th and 17th centuries.

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longsword

Noun

  1. A sword of a kind used in mediaeval Europe for hewing, thrusting and slicing. It is well suited to two-handed use in combat, but some can also be used in one hand.


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long sword

Noun



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