landsknecht with Zweihänder Large two-handed swords in the White Tower (Tower of London) Zweihänder in Athens War Museum Zweihänder exhibited in Livrustkammaren...
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Zweihänder Grim & Perilous RPG, generally referred to simply as Zweihänder, is an ENnie award winning tabletop role-playing game published by Grim & Perilous...
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monopoly on the use of the Zweihänder after Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor granted it to them in 1487. The Zweihänder was allegedly used by the Doppelsöldner...
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formed by Doppelsöldner ("double-pay men") renowned for their use of Zweihänder and arquebus. They formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire's Imperial...
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morphological continuum with the medieval knightly sword and the Renaissance-era Zweihänder. It was prevalent during the late medieval and Renaissance periods (approximately...
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Classification of swords (section Zweihänder)
pop culture, and by the addition of new terms such as "great sword", "Zweihänder" (instead of Beidhänder), and "cut-and-thrust sword". Historical European...
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and the Western battlefield equivalent (though less similar) is the Zweihänder. To qualify as an ōdachi, the sword in question would have a blade length...
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though others mimic the zweihänder in providing a long ricasso with a secondary guard of parrierhaken. As on the zweihänder, this extended grip gives...
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Landsknechts, because a certified "master of the long sword" wielding the Zweihänder was entitled to twice the pay of a normal soldier (Doppelsöldner). The...
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"flame-sword"). These swords are very similar to the two-handed sword or Zweihänder, the only difference being the blade. The design of the blade is decorative...
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miaodao of the Republican Era. Changdao Dao (sword) Ōdachi Messer (sword) Zweihänder Yang, Jwing-Ming (1 March 1999). Ancient Chinese Weapons: A Martial Artist's...
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the 16th century, the large zweihänder was used by the elite German and Swiss mercenaries known as doppelsöldners. Zweihänder, literally translated, means...
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by the game’s characters. Great sword Historical fencing in Scotland Zweihänder "claymore". Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989. [1] (subscription...
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late-medieval Europe, the German Landsknecht and Swiss mercenaries used large Zweihänder swords to break into pike formations. Polish Winged Hussars, elite heavy...
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Spadroon Stiletto Viking sword or Carolingian sword: early medieval spatha Zweihänder: 1500–1600 Germany Basket-hilted sword Colichemarde Cutlass Dirk Dusack...
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Battle axe Seong Mi-na Naginata Setsuka Iaitō/umbrella DLC Siegfried Zweihänder Sophitia Sword and shield Taki Kodachi Talim Tonfa Tira Ring blade DLC...
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Viking sword Arming sword Longsword Claymore Falchion Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona...
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Landsknecht phalanxes also contained men armed with two-handed swords, or Zweihänder, and halberdiers for close combat against both infantry and attacking...
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paratschwerter (European) Wodao (Chinese) Zanbatō (Japanese) Zhanmadao (Chinese) Zweihänder, great sword, espadon, spadone, tuck, montante, lowland sword, two handed...
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Viking sword Arming sword Longsword Claymore Falchion Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona...
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sword-style disks, or most commonly teardrops or eggs. Bokken Waster Zweihänder Roger Norling, A call to arms! 4 July 2012 schreib mit dinten so sicht...
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Viking sword Arming sword Longsword Claymore Falchion Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona...
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Viking sword Arming sword Longsword Claymore Falchion Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona...
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Viking sword Arming sword Longsword Claymore Falchion Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona...
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Viking sword Arming sword Longsword Claymore Falchion Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona...
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proficient at Swiss tactics, even surpassing them with their usage of the Zweihänder to crush opposing pike formations.[citation needed] This produced a force...
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Viking sword Arming sword Longsword Claymore Falchion Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona...
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Viking sword Arming sword Longsword Claymore Falchion Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona...
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Viking sword Arming sword Longsword Claymore Falchion Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona...
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baldric over the shoulder, allowing longer blades such as greatswords/zweihanders and nodachi/ōdachi to be strapped across the back, though these would...
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