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BroadSword
The Broadsword was a typical medieval sword that was used in many battles during the early medieval period and was still popular in later medieval times.
This double-edged sword was made for cutting rather than stabbing, with proper skills and power this weapon was capable of cutting off the limbs and head of its victim. The Broadsword did have some disadvantages as it was quite difficult to master and took some skill to use.
Types of Broadsword
The term Broadsword was really a description of a group of swords which enabled modern historians to put a number of swords with similar characteristics under the same category of ‘Broadsword’.
- Broadswords
- Claymore Swords
- Basket-Hilted Swords
- Sabre Swords
Since the earliest of medieval times Broadswords were used in different types of battles on different types of terrain.
Broadsword History
The Broadsword was used from early in the medieval period from around the 6th until the 16th century, these medieval weapons kept their original design as a double-edged sword that was used for cutting and slashing throughout the period.
Special editions of the Broadsword were then introduced after the 14th century with the first being introduced as the Claymore sword, followed by the Basket-hilted sword, and then finally the Sabre sword which made an appearance after the medieval period in the 19th century.
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