"Egypt had some unique swords including one that was found in King Tutankhamun's tomb."
In today's episode, I will be discussing the history of swords—specifically, the history of swords from the beginning through part of the classical era.
Sources mentioned in the episode
Loades, Mike, Swords and Swordsmen, Reprint edition (Pen & Sword Military, 2011).
Swords
Egyptian Khopesh
Image from Blanchard, Guillaume. "Egyptian Bronze Sword." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 03, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5826/egyptian-bronze-sword/
Makhaira
Hallstatt C Sword and La Tene Sword
Witcher- The Ceremonial Sword of Deithwen
Fereldan Captain Longsword from Dragon Age Inquisition
Hepzefa's Sword- Assassin's Creed Origins
Aruna- Assassin's Creed Origins
Sword Diagrams
Full list of Sources
Burton, Richard Francis, The Book of the Sword: A History of Daggers, Sabers, and Scimitars from Ancient Times to the Modern Day, 1st edition (Skyhorse, 2014).
Cunningham, Roger D, "Nineteenth-Century U. S. Army Enlisted Men's Swords and Sabers," On Point 15, no. 2 (2009): 14–17.
Farrell, Scott, "Mystery Swords: Bizarre Fifteenth Century Blade Designs," Medieval Warfare 5, no. 4 (2015): 50–52.
Laible, Thomas, The Sword: Myth & Reality: Technology, History, Fighting, Forging, Movie Swords, 1st edition (Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 2015).
Loades, Mike, Swords and Swordsmen, Reprint edition (Pen & Sword Military, 2011).
Oakshott, R. Ewart, Records of the Medieval Sword, Revised ed. edition (Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 1991).
Oakshott, R. Ewart, "The Archaeology of Weapons: Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry (London: Dover Publications, 1996).
Rollinger, Christain, ed., Classical Antiquity in Video Games: Playing with the Ancient World, 1st edition (Bloomsbury Academic, 2020).
Wise, Arthur, The History and Art of Personal Combat, Illustrated edition (Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, 2014).
"Aruna," Assassin's Creed Wiki, accessed November 4, 2021, https://assassinscreed.fandom.com/wiki/Aruna.
"Ceremonial Sword of Deithwen," Witcher Wiki, accessed November 4, 2021, https://witcher.fandom.com/wiki/Ceremonial_sword_of_Deithwen.
"Fereldan Captain Longsword," Dragon Age Wiki, accessed November 4, 2021, https://dragonage.fandom.com/wiki/Fereldan_Captain_Longsword.
"Hepzefa's Sword," Assassin's Creed Wiki, accessed November 4, 2021, https://assassinscreed.fandom.com/wiki/Hepzefa%27s_Sword.
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