arming sword
Knight's side weapon
An arming sword is a straight, double-edged medieval sword designed for one-handed use, typically paired with a shield.
The blade usually measures between 28 and 32 inches, with a simple crossguard and a grip sized for a single hand.
It was the standard sidearm of European knights and men-at-arms from roughly the 11th through 14th centuries.
The knight drew his arming sword after his lance shattered.
Two-handed medieval blade
- broadswordWide-bladed cutting weapon
- bucklerSmall defensive arm disc
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- chainmailArmor of linked rings
gauntlet · castle · warfare · battlefield · siege · infantry · falchion · one-handed
Flat cutting edge
- hiltWeapon's graspable portion
- pommelSaddle's front knob
- tangSharp, biting flavor
- fullerSmithy's channeling implement
grip · crossguard · point · edge · scabbard · sheath · single-edged · double-edged
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
- temperingControlled heating and cooling
- hardnessResistance to penetration
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
smelting · quenching · annealing · bloomery · crucible · heat treatment · grinding · polishing
longsword
Two-handed medieval blade
- broadswordWide-bladed cutting weapon
- bucklerSmall defensive arm disc
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
chainmail · gauntlet · castle · warfare · battlefield · siege · infantry · falchion · one-handed · cruciform
blade
Flat cutting edge
fuller · grip · crossguard · point · edge · scabbard · sheath · single-edged · double-edged · tip
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
- temperingControlled heating and cooling
- hardnessResistance to penetration
carbon · smelting · quenching · annealing · bloomery · crucible · heat treatment · grinding · polishing · sharpening
parry
Defensive blade deflection
feint · counterattack · footwork · bladework · bind · cutting · guard · stance · cut · slice
chivalry
Knightly code of honor
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- squireKnight's noble assistant
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
joust · valor · heraldry · lance · vassal · feudalism · dubbing · crusader · mounted combat · lists
- ancient weaponsswords, shield, shields, bow, bows
- bladed weaponsdagger, stiletto, sabre, dirk, broadsword
- medieval armsswords, shields, axes, spears, bows
- swordssabres, longsword, rapier, saber, sabre
- swordplayfencer, swordsman, swordsmanship, parry, blade
- British WeaponsBrown Bess, claymore, broadsword, English longbow, longbow