2023年9月18日 · The Oakeshott type XVIII is the ninth European blade type and one of the most popular, effective, and important swords used by the European knights of the Late Middle …

According to Oakeshott, Type XVIII and its subtypes were "the most widely used swords between c. 1410 and 1510 all over Europe". The basic type was in use as long ago as the second …

It categorises the swords of the European Middle Ages (roughly 11th to 16th centuries [1]) into 13 main types, labelled X through XXII. The historian and illustrator Ewart Oakeshott introduced it …

The Oakeshott Type XVIII Swords - their history, distingusing features, intended use and some modern reproductions of this medieval sword type

Picking up where Jan Petersen's typology of the Viking Sword left off, Oakeshott classified the Medieval sword into "types" which shared the same basic blade profile and other …

Type XXI swords include the the Italian Cinquedea and similar styled swords with longer, less broad blades but a similar profile. Typically outfitted with a curved cross guard and has …

2019年7月3日 · Type XVIII. This classification features swords from the mid 15 th century to mid 16 th century. Søren Niedziella from Denmark . Profile: long, fairly broad, evenly tapers to a …

With the type XVIII and its five sub-types, we see the development of a true cut-and-thrust sword, and one of the most successful sword types in Europe, used from the 14th century even into …

The swords of this type were generally very stout, and could weigh as much as 5.5 lbs. (compared to the 3.5 to 4 lbs. of the XIIIa). This makes Oakeshott believe that these swords were used for …

2023年9月8日 · Type XVIII European sword of King Henry V, which was displayed over the Westminster Abbey tomb – Credits: The Museum, Westminster Abbey. Function – cutting and …