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Author Jones, Robert W

Title A cultural history of the Medieval sword : power, piety and play / Robert W. Jones
Published Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2023
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Description 1 online resource
Series Armour and weapons
Armour and weapons.
Contents 1 The Mystical Blade -- 2 The Powerful Sword -- 3 The Falchion -- 4 The Civilian Sword -- 5 Learning the Sword -- 6 Using the Sword -- 7 Recreating 'Medieval' Swordsmanship
Summary This study takes the sword beyond it functional role as a tool for killing, considering it as a cultural artifact and the broader meaning and significance it had to its bearer
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 20, 2023)
Subject Swords -- History -- To 1500
Swordplay -- History -- To 1500
Civilization, Medieval.
HISTORY / Medieval.
Civilization, Medieval
Swordplay
Swords
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781800109704
1800109709
9781787448353
1787448355