Wallachian Swords of the 15th Century: What Types?

Teisani · 24th January 2023, 08:26 PM

Last examples:

1 - Gabor Bethlen with and without hat.
https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki...d_01_439_2.jpg
https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki...d_01_437_2.jpg

2 - Bocskai István with and without sabre.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ay-istvan1.jpg
https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki...re_bocskai.jpg

After seeing all of this, I now have a healthy dose of scepticism when looking at these old depictions.

24th January 2023, 08:26 PM	#11
Teisani Member Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: Romania Posts: 314	Last examples: 1 - Gabor Bethlen with and without hat. https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki...d_01_439_2.jpg https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki...d_01_437_2.jpg 2 - Bocskai István with and without sabre. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ay-istvan1.jpg https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki...re_bocskai.jpg After seeing all of this, I now have a healthy dose of scepticism when looking at these old depictions.