L’Evoluzione delle SPADE MEDIEVALI

When we think of the typical medieval weapon everyone says the sword, but how many types of swords really existed in the Middle Ages and how did this famous weapon evolve? FULL PLAYLIST:    • Medioevo - Storia e Leggende   Medieval armor evolution video:    • L'Evoluzione delle ARMATURE MEDIEVALI   If you liked this video, put "like", subscribe to the channel and activate the notifications to not miss the next ones! Thanks for the support! – – – – – – – – – – – – – Sources and insights: Oakeshott E., The Archeology of Weapons, Arms and Armor from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry, 1960 Oakeshott E., Record of the Medieval Sword, 1991 Oakeshott E., The Sword in the Age of Chivalry, 1994 Petersen J., De Norske Vikingsverd, 1919 Wheeler M., London and the Vikings, 1927 – – – – – – – – – – – – – Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:36 Petersen - Wheeler - Oakeshott categorizations 01:40 Origins of the sword 03:12 "Viking" or Carolingian sword 05:43 Characteristics of a sword 07:17 Ulfberht Swords (Typology X, IX-X century) 08:56 Typologies XI-XIII (XI-XIV century) 12:17 Typologies XIV-XV (XIV-XV century) 14:23 Typologies XVI-XXII (XV-XVI century) – – – – – – – – – – – – – Background music: "Ale and Anecdotes" by Darren Curtis "Blacksmith" by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...