Falchion
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A falchion is a one-handed, single-edged 32–38-inch sword of European origin. Falchions are found in different forms from around the 13th century up to and including the 16th century. In some versions
Falchion – Italy, 15th century
Seax
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A seax is a small sword, fighting knife or dagger typical of the Germanic peoples of the Migration Period and the Early Middle Ages, especially the Saxons. The name comes from an Old English word for
Falchion
…are found in different forms from around the 13th century up to and including the 16th century. In some versions, the falchion looks rather like the seax and later the sabre, and in other versions more like a machete with a crossguard. The blade designs of falchions varied widely across the continent and…
Merovingian seaxes
The remains of a seax together with a replica