L'arme fatale #2 : L'épée à deux mains [Le Fil de l'épée #49]

Guest: Pierre-Henry Bas, historian and research engineer at the University of Lille, specialist in gestural and martial practices The historical importance of the longsword (2:00) The emergence of the longsword (6:30) The weapon's strengths (8:30) The spread of the two-handed sword (14:00) Variations of the sword (21:15) Categories: Finest hour (29:30) Hannibal Barca Award for best user (32:00) Greatest flaw (42:00) Gaston Deferre Award for latest use (44:30) Where to see one? (46:30) Christopher Nolan Award for Best On-Screen Performance (50:00) Opening credits by @yotta_music Video credits by Benoît Martin Bibliography: The Paroles d’histoire episode:    • 204. La recherche est (vraiment) un sport ...   The blacksmiths mentioned: Gaël Fabre: https://www.gaelfabre.com/galerie/ Fabrice Cognot: https://www.historicalbladesmith.com/... Atelier Thibaud: https://www.atelierthibaud.com/ The REGHT association: https://reght.fr/ A podcast associated with Rubicon and produced in partnership with the IFRI Security Studies Center and with the support of the DGRIS of the Ministry of the Armed Forces. Production and animation: Alexandre Jubelin and André Loez Distribution: Binge Audio Sponsorship and communication contact: [email protected]