Medieval sword - opinions needed

AHorsa · 23rd December 2025, 09:02 AM

Thank you for the image, Lee. There is also a nice example with similar corrosion found in Normandy (s. Fig. 11 and 13):

https://books.openedition.org/purh/17465

A contemporary depiction of a sword with that sort of wheel pommel can be found at the tomb of Heinrich der Löwe / Henry the Lion in the cathedrale of Brunswick. The monument likely was build shortly after his dead in 1195 (although some historians date it a few decades later, but there is strong evidence of an early origin).

Inspired by Lee´s sword, I attached a (removable) grip to give it back a bit of its originally appearance. Atteched an image.

Best regards
Andreas

Lee · 24th December 2025, 06:53 AM

Ewart Oakeshott would surely have approved of your grip reconstruction! It looks nice and also lets you "feel" the sword in your hand as a sword.

Thank you for the link to the article and the photos of the statue; I had not seen these before.

23rd December 2025, 09:02 AM	#1
AHorsa Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Rhineland Posts: 385	Thank you for the image, Lee. There is also a nice example with similar corrosion found in Normandy (s. Fig. 11 and 13): https://books.openedition.org/purh/17465 A contemporary depiction of a sword with that sort of wheel pommel can be found at the tomb of Heinrich der Löwe / Henry the Lion in the cathedrale of Brunswick. The monument likely was build shortly after his dead in 1195 (although some historians date it a few decades later, but there is strong evidence of an early origin). Inspired by Lee´s sword, I attached a (removable) grip to give it back a bit of its originally appearance. Atteched an image. Best regards Andreas Attached Images Last edited by AHorsa; 23rd December 2025 at 09:13 AM.

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24th December 2025, 06:53 AM	#2
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 993	Ewart Oakeshott would surely have approved of your grip reconstruction! It looks nice and also lets you "feel" the sword in your hand as a sword. Thank you for the link to the article and the photos of the statue; I had not seen these before.