Two Handed Medieval Sword

Two Handed Medieval Sword Late 15th century – German. Originally found in the Landesmuseum, Zurich.Type XVIIIa. The Two-Handed Medieval sword, was very popular in Germany during the mid to late 15th century. As the Middle Ages progressed, this versatile Sword continued to evolve according to the battlefield requirements of the day. The dedicated cutting designs of the 13th century gave way to the thrusting oriented swords of the late Medieval Era. By the Gothic period, the type XVIIIa two-handed sword, with its rigid diamond shaped needle tip blade, became the most essential part of the medieval Knight’s arsenal. The hollow ground sword blades were not only capable of power cuts but offered exceptional advantages with their keen ability to piece through the ever-developing plate armor. Not only did the fifteenth century longsword possess a blade profile that allowed for effective thrusting, but it also retained a large measure of its earlier ancestor’s cutting ability. The simple, yet