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- A longsword (also spelled as long sword or long-sword) is a type of European sword characterized as having a cruciform hilt with a grip for primarily...
- William Longsword (French: Guillaume Longue-Épée, Old Norman: Williame de lon Espee, Latin: Willermus Longa Spata, Old Norse: Vilhjálmr Langaspjót; c...
- up longsword in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A longsword is a type of European two-handed sword. Longsword may also refer to: William Longsword (893–942)...
- the majority of surviving sources concerning the use of the two-handed longsword detail the German school of swordsmanship and the Italian school of swordsmanship...
- was succeeded as ruler of the new Duchy of Normandy by his son William Longsword. The offspring of Rollo and his followers, through their intermingling...
- primarily during the 16th century. Zweihänder swords developed from the longswords of the Late Middle Ages and became the hallmark weapon of the German Landsknechte...
- Post-classical period Migration Period sword Viking sword Arming sword Longsword Claymore Falchion Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger...
- German school of fencing focuses primarily on the use of the two-handed longsword; it also describes the use of many other weapons, including polearms,...
- William of Montferrat (early 1140s – 1177), also called William Longsword (modern Italian Guglielmo Lungaspada; original Occitan Guilhem Longa-Espia)...
- large sword designed to be used primarily with two hands: the European longsword, po****r in the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance. the Scottish late medieval...