Claymore
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A claymore is either the Scottish variant of the late medieval two-handed sword or the Scottish variant of the basket-hilted sword. The former is characterised as having a cross hilt of forward-slopin
16th-century claymore in the National Museum of Scotland.
Engraving of a claymore and armour at Dunvegan Castle (from Footsteps of Dr. Johnson, 1890).
The seal of John Balliol
Over-sized sword, likely a bearing sword, situated next to two normal-sized claymores for scale
Classification of swords
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The English language terminology used in the classification of swords is imprecise and has varied widely over time. There is no historical dictionary for the universal names, classification, or termin
Claymore
…translates to "broadsword", and claidheamh dà làimh to "two-handed sword", while claidheamh beag "small sword" is given as a translation of "Bilbo". The two-handed claymore was a large sword used in the late Medieval and early modern periods. It was used in the constant clan warfare and border fights with the…
Hand-and-a-half sword, probably German, c. 1400–1430
Warring States era jian (double edged sword)
Han dynasty Jian swords (above)