broadswords
Wide-bladed weapons
Broadswords are large swords with wide, heavy blades designed primarily for cutting and slashing rather than thrusting.
The term typically refers to basket-hilted swords used in Scotland and England from the 16th through 18th centuries, though it's often loosely applied to any substantial single-handed sword with a broad blade.
In fantasy games and fiction, broadsword has become a generic term for a sturdy medieval-style sword, regardless of historical accuracy.
Scottish great sword
- longswordTwo-handed medieval blade
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- hiltWeapon's graspable portion
- crossguardSword's protective bar
pommel · fuller · steel · double-edged · cutting · slashing · scabbard · sheath
Of the Middle Ages
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- warriorOne skilled in combat
- highlandElevated, mountainous land
- ScottishOf that northern kingdom
cavalry · infantry · Viking · Celtic · crusader · feudal · battlefield · castle
Combat with blunted blades
- swordsmanshipSkill with bladed weapons
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
footwork · sparring · cut · guard · strike · flourish · drill · training
Irish or barbarian name
- barbarianUncivilized, crude person
- paladinHeroic knightly defender
- questSeeking journey for something
- enchantedUnder magical influence
rune · magical · legendary · dragon · dungeon · RPG · warrior · hero
Old valued collectible
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- displayPresentation for viewing
- restorationReturning something to condition
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
provenance · auction · museum · artifact · collector · patina · inscription · relic
claymore
Scottish great sword
crossguard · pommel · fuller · steel · double-edged · cutting · slashing · scabbard · sheath · tang
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
Scottish · cavalry · infantry · Viking · Celtic · crusader · feudal · battlefield · castle · siege
fencing
Combat with blunted blades
- swordsmanshipSkill with bladed weapons
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
technique · footwork · sparring · cut · guard · strike · flourish · drill · training · riposte
Conan
Irish or barbarian name
enchanted · rune · magical · legendary · dragon · dungeon · RPG · warrior · hero · loot
antique
Old valued collectible
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- displayPresentation for viewing
- restorationReturning something to condition
authentication · provenance · auction · museum · artifact · collector · patina · inscription · relic · appraisal
- arms and armorshields, helmets, daggers, axes, crossbows
- chivalryknighthood, knights, chivalry, medieval knights, honor
- medievalknights, castles, cathedral, kings, queens
- Medieval Europekings, queens, knights, castles, castle
- medieval thingscastles, cathedrals, knights, armor, shields
- swordssabres, longsword, rapier, saber, sabre