Great sword

Great sword

The term great sword refers to an example of any of a number of large swords used in medieval Europe:

* Greatsword, a heavy example of the High Medieval arming sword, including Oakeshott types XIIa and XIIIa (the English Greatsword specifically).
* Longsword, in both the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
* Zweihänder, a 16th century German weapon.
* broadsword, in early modern examples of the Schiavona type.
* Claymore (Gaelic "claidheamh mor", lit. "great sword"), a Scottish sword.


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