Castillon zwaard met schede, 15e eeuw, semi-scherp Gespen en riembeslag Vikingen - Germanen This is the type of

This is the type of sword that English knights would have carried at the Battle of Agincourt

met een klinglengte van 87 cm

The black leather-wrapped wooden grip ends in a disk-shaped pommel with a raised

Nowadays the original is part of the collection of the archaeological museum in Napoli

Castillon zwaard met schede, 15e eeuw, semi-scherp Gespen en riembeslag Vikingen - Germanen This is the type ofIn the early 1970s, around 80 medieval swords were found in the Dordogne, a river near the town of Castillon la Bataille, France. This find, known as the Castillon Group, consisted of several arming swords and longswords with very similar hilts. These swords are associated with the battle of Castillon, which was a decisive victory for the French and marked the end of the Hundred Years War (1337 1453) between France and England. These swords were