A Cultural History of the Medieval Sword: Power, Piety and Play

by Robert W Jones

Overview

This study takes the sword beyond its functional role as a tool for killing, considering it as a cultural artifact , and the broader meaning and significance it had to its bearer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781800109704
Publisher:	Boydell & Brewer, Limited
Publication date:	05/23/2023
Series:	Armour and Weapons , #11
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	19 MB
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About the Author

Robert W. Jones is Alumni Association Coordinator and tutor at Advanced Studies in England, an independent study abroad programme based in Bath, England. He is also a Visiting Scholar in History at Franklin and Marshall College, Pennsylvania, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Mystical Blade
2. The Powerful Sword
3. The Falchion: A Case Study of Form, Function, and Symbolism
4. The Civilian Sword
5. Learning the Sword
6. Using the Sword
7. Recreating Medieval Swordsmanship
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

It should be on the bookshelf of anybody who claims to be interested in the importance of the sword in medieval life and thought and their cultural significance in the past - and present.

Robert Woosnam-Savage