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Two-handed, double-edged sword
A longsword (also spelled as long sword or long-sword) is a type of European sword characterized as having a cruciform hilt with a grip for primarily
Longsword
Count of Normandy from 927 to 942
William Longsword (French: Guillaume Longue-Épée, Old Norman: Williame de lon Espee, Latin: Willermus Longa Spata, Old Norse: Vilhjálmr Langaspjót; c
William_Longsword
Topics referred to by the same term
up longsword in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A longsword is a type of European two-handed sword. Longsword may also refer to: William Longsword (893–942)
Longsword_(disambiguation)
the majority of surviving sources concerning the use of the two-handed longsword detail the German school of swordsmanship and the Italian school of swordsmanship
English_longsword_school
Chinese double-edged sword
Spatha Xiphos Post-classical period Claymore Falchion Knightly sword Longsword Migration Period sword Paramerion Viking sword Early modern period Cinquedea
Jian
South German fencing tradition
German school of fencing focuses primarily on the use of the two-handed longsword; it also describes the use of many other weapons, including polearms,
German_school_of_fencing
Martial arts of European origin
disciplines. Longsword is arguably the most popular weapon trained in HEMA today. In Germany, about 92% of all HEMA clubs offer longsword training. The
Historical European martial arts
Historical_European_martial_arts
Viking, Count of Rouen from 911 to 928
was succeeded as ruler of the new Duchy of Normandy by his son William Longsword. The offspring of Rollo and his followers, through their intermingling
Rollo
Count of Jaffa and Ascalon
William Longsword (1140s – June 1177) was a member of the House of Montferrat from northern Italy who became the count of Jaffa and Ascalon in the Kingdom
William Longsword of Montferrat
William_Longsword_of_Montferrat
Two-handed sword
primarily during the 16th century. Zweihänder swords developed from the longswords of the Late Middle Ages and became the hallmark weapon of the German Landsknechte
Zweihänder
English folk dance
refer to the dance tradition as longsword as do EFDSS. However the Goathland Plough Stots website uses long sword. "Longsword Dancing". 17 October 2011. Retrieved
Long_sword_dance
Types of swords
large sword designed to be used primarily with two hands: the European longsword, popular in the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance. the Scottish late medieval
Classification_of_swords
Topics referred to by the same term
William Longsword (c. 893–942) was the second ruler of Normandy, from 927 until his assassination in 942. William Longsword may also refer to: William
William Longsword (disambiguation)
William_Longsword_(disambiguation)
One-handed thrusting sword
near that of the wider swords in use around the Middle Ages such as the longsword), it is designed to perform quick and nimble thrusting attacks. The blade
Rapier
11/12th-century Anglo-French nobleman and illegitimate son of King Henry II
several other statues are believed to show their children. The 1762 novel Longsword by Irish writer Thomas Leland was based on his life, which itself inspired
William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
William_Longespée,_3rd_Earl_of_Salisbury
1762 novel
Longsword by the Irish writer Thomas Leland, is a medieval romance based on the life of William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, the son of Henry II
Longsword_(novel)
Crusader ruler from 1186 to 1190
regent, Count Raymond III of Tripoli, arranged for her to marry William Longsword of Montferrat in late 1176, but within a year, William died, leaving her
Sibylla,_Queen_of_Jerusalem
Agricultural and fire-fighting aircraft
with Wipaire amphibious floats for operations from land or water AT-802L Longsword – An ISR and light-attack aircraft based on AT-802U, which developed by
Air_Tractor_AT-802
Single-edged weapon of Medieval Europe
elongated arming sword or later-period messer, possibly an ancestor of the longsword. Though scant when it comes to both literary and iconographic references
Faussart
Long bladed weapon
became a court rank in Constantinople), and from this time, the term longsword is applied to swords comparatively long for their respective periods.
Sword
Bladed weapon
(primary) and thrusting Spatha: Celtic/Germanic/Roman one-handed double-edged longsword – blade 50–100 cm (20–39 in) – for thrusting and slashing, used by gladiators
Types_of_swords
Practice weapon
refers to wasters fashioned to resemble western European weapons like the longsword or arming sword. Historically, the term "waster" was used in English to
Waster
Iberian longsword
from the longswords of the Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Its characteristics are a middle step between a standard European longsword and a German
Montante
Duke of Normandy from 942 to 996
landholders held their lands in feudal tenure. Richard was born to William Longsword, princeps (chieftain or ruler) of Normandy, and Sprota, a Breton mistress
Richard_I_of_Normandy
Sword with basket-like hand protection
where "broadsword" often refers generically to any medieval sword (i.e. longswords, Viking swords). The basket-hilted sword is a development of the 16th
Basket-hilted_sword
Straight, double-edged bladed weapon
point called "arming swords" and contrasting with the two-handed, heavier longswords. Though the majority of late-medieval arming swords kept their blade properties
Knightly_sword
Sword technique
Half-sword, in 14th- to 16th-century fencing with longswords, refers to the technique of gripping the central part of the sword blade with the left hand
Half-sword
French mistress or wife of Viking conqueror Rollo
more danico of the Viking leader Rollo. She was the mother of William I Longsword and Gerloc, and grandmother of Richard the Fearless, who forged the Duchy
Poppa_of_Bayeux
Full contact sport based on medieval hand-to-hand combat
fighter who wins two rounds first is declared the winner. "Longsword" fighters use longswords in two rounds of one minute, with an extra round of thirty
Armored_combat_(sport)
Scandinavian rulers of Northern France and England
Blesevin dynasty). The Norman counts of Rouen were: Rollo, 911–927 William Longsword, 927–942 The Norman dukes of Normandy were: Richard I, 942–996 Richard
House_of_Normandy
be curved or straight. Arming tung Dagger Estoc Falchion Katana Knife Longsword Messer Rapier Sabre or saber (Most sabers belong to the renaissance period
List_of_medieval_weapons
2019 mass stabbing in Finland
Savo Vocational College in Kuopio, North Savo, Finland. Armed with a longsword, 25-year-old student Joel Otto Aukusti Marin killed a female student and
Kuopio_school_stabbing
German nobleman (1184–1213)
called William of Lunenburg (German: Wilhelm von Lüneburg) or William Longsword, a member of the House of Welf, was heir to his family's allodial lands
William of Winchester, Lord of Lunenburg
William_of_Winchester,_Lord_of_Lunenburg
Type of sword
for its ability to pierce mail armor. The estoc was a variation of the longsword designed for fighting against mail armor or plate armor. It was long,
Estoc
11th-century Queen of England, Denmark, and Norway
Bayeux Harald Bluetooth Mieszko I of Poland Doubravka of Bohemia William I Longsword Sprota Sweyn Forkbeard Sigrid the Haughty Gunnor Richard I of Normandy
Emma_of_Normandy
Two-handed sword
two-handed claymore seems to be an offshoot of early Scottish medieval longswords (similar to the espee de guerre or grete war sword) which had developed
Claymore
Literary work
into the Oettingen-Wallerstein library. Part A treats fighting with the longsword, dagger and messer. Part B is inserted in two parts, interrupting the
Codex_Wallerstein
Legendary 10th-century French princess
("according to Norse custom"). Poppa was mother of Rollo's son William Longsword. He describes that Rollo put Poppa aside to marry Gisela more Cristiano
Gisela_of_France
Medieval duchy in Western Europe (911–1290)
and successor, William Longsword, extended the domain, with Radulf granting the formerly Breton Avranchin and Cotentin to Longsword in 933. The northern
Duchy_of_Normandy
International historical medieval battles event
category Longsword “Duel” 1vs1. 1. Sergey Ukolov, Russia 2. Krzysztof Szatecki, Poland 3. Alexandr Vasilinich, Ukraine Female category Longsword “Duel”
Battle of the Nations (modern tournament)
Battle_of_the_Nations_(modern_tournament)
the term has been commonly translated into the English language as a longsword. Meanwhile, a dao is a single-edged sword (mostly curved from the Song
Chinese_sword
German renaissance-era fencing master
survives in three manuscript copies. The subject matter is: Volume 1: German longsword Dussack (backsword) Staff Pike Halberd Fighting with the scythe Fighting
Paulus_Hector_Mair
Historical European martial arts group
London) Classes vary each week between four main subjects - Medieval longsword fencing (two-handed sword) according to Fiore dei Liberi (c.1380–1410);
Schola_Gladiatoria
Roman longsword
Spatha Xiphos Post-classical period Claymore Falchion Knightly sword Longsword Migration Period sword Paramerion Viking sword Early modern period Cinquedea
Spatha
Skills of a person versed in the art of the sword
to the German school.[citation needed] During this period of time, the longsword grew out of the arming sword, eventually resulting in a blade comfortably
Swordsmanship
King of Denmark, Norway and England (c.995–1035)
Bayeux Harald Bluetooth Mieszko I of Poland Doubravka of Bohemia William I Longsword Sprota Sweyn Forkbeard Sigrid the Haughty Gunnor Richard I of Normandy
Cnut
King of West Francia from 936 to 954
besieged the city of Reims in 940. In 945, following the death of William I Longsword, duke of Normandy, Louis tried to conquer his lands, but was captured
Louis_IV_of_France
English performance folk dance
during the course of the dance. Longsword sides consist usually of five to eight dancers. In both rapper and longsword there is often a supernumerary "character"
Morris_dance
German fencing master
comprehensive guide about the fundamentals, tactics, and strategy of this longsword technique, ISBN 3982605539 (2025) Hils, Hans-Peter. Meister Johann Liechtenauers
Johannes_Liechtenauer
Medieval ruler of the Duchy of Normandy
Foley, Liam (17 December 2021). "December 17, 942: Death of William I Longsword of Normandy". European Royal History ~ Exploring the Monarchs of Europe
Duke_of_Normandy
Legendary Japanese swordsmith
the legendary swordsmith who supposedly created the first single-edged longsword (tachi) with curvature along the edge in the Yamato Province around 700
Amakuni
Medieval non-church sanctioned spousal practice "in the Danish manner"
apocryphal. William Longsword in his turn, had a son and heir by a woman whose name is given as Sprota. William of Jumieges reports that Longsword was bound to
More_danico
1990s American comic series
knight Sir William Longsword stops at Count Orlok's castle in Transylvania, and finds the nuns dead or dying of plague. Longsword's squire, seeking treasure
Nosferatu:_Plague_of_Terror
(Volos), Greece 13th century 1213 Battle of Damme English under William Longsword French under King Philip II 30-31 May, in the harbor of Damme; most of
List_of_naval_battles
Japanese sword
Spatha Xiphos Post-classical period Claymore Falchion Knightly sword Longsword Migration Period sword Paramerion Viking sword Early modern period Cinquedea
Ōdachi
Type of armed combat sport
duel with a primary focus on archaic weapons such as the arming sword, longsword, or poleaxe, these older treatises do not really stand in continuity with
Fencing
Light one-handed sword designed for thrusting
Spatha Xiphos Post-classical period Claymore Falchion Knightly sword Longsword Migration Period sword Paramerion Viking sword Early modern period Cinquedea
Small_sword
Japanese military sword, 1872-1945
Spatha Xiphos Post-classical period Claymore Falchion Knightly sword Longsword Migration Period sword Paramerion Viking sword Early modern period Cinquedea
Guntō
Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling Defendu Devon wrestling English Longsword School Historical fencing in Scotland Lancashire wrestling Suffrajitsu
List_of_martial_arts
Sword of Turkic origin
Spatha Xiphos Post-classical period Claymore Falchion Knightly sword Longsword Migration Period sword Paramerion Viking sword Early modern period Cinquedea
Kilij
14th-century French squire and knight
and thick plate armour, riding a heavy warhorse and wielding a lance, longsword, heavy battle axe, and long dagger known as a misericorde. At the marshal's
Jacques_le_Gris
(SMR). The system comprises 12 standing forms, 8 of which are for the longsword (Odachi) and 4 with the short sword (kodachi). The core of the Shinto
Kasumi_Shintō-ryū_Kenjutsu
Tidal island in Normandy, France
The mount gained strategic significance again in 933 when William I Longsword annexed the Cotentin Peninsula from the weakened Duchy of Brittany. This
Mont-Saint-Michel
Type of sword from the Indian subcontinent
Spatha Xiphos Post-classical period Claymore Falchion Knightly sword Longsword Migration Period sword Paramerion Viking sword Early modern period Cinquedea
Talwar
Chinese curved sword
Spatha Xiphos Post-classical period Claymore Falchion Knightly sword Longsword Migration Period sword Paramerion Viking sword Early modern period Cinquedea
Hook_sword
Type of stiff-bladed dagger
combat in armour. Merchants wearing rondels (uncropped version) Armoured longsword combatants wearing roundel daggers as backup weapons (plate 214, Codex
Rondel_dagger
Type of German mercenary soldier
that proficiency was demonstrated by holding the title Master of the Longsword from the Brotherhood of Saint Mark. However, while some Doppelsöldner
Doppelsöldner
2025 video game
the Cloudfrost's Edge, a longsword based on the Chinese changdao. She can wield weapons of several types, namely longswords, one-handed swords, dual blades
Wuchang:_Fallen_Feathers
Type of Japanese sword
Spatha Xiphos Post-classical period Claymore Falchion Knightly sword Longsword Migration Period sword Paramerion Viking sword Early modern period Cinquedea
Uchigatana
Spanish general and statesman (1800–1868)
of Isabella II. He was also known in Spain as El Espadón de Loja, "The Longsword of Loja". He was born at Loja, Granada, a son of José María de Narváez
Ramón_María_Narváez
Type of curved sword
Spatha Xiphos Post-classical period Claymore Falchion Knightly sword Longsword Migration Period sword Paramerion Viking sword Early modern period Cinquedea
Mameluke_sword
on the syllabus of the fencing guilds of the German Renaissance, the longsword is the backbone of Ars Ensis' curriculum and its most essential weapon
Ars_Ensis
Housings and associated fittings that hold the blade of a Japanese sword
Spatha Xiphos Post-classical period Claymore Falchion Knightly sword Longsword Migration Period sword Paramerion Viking sword Early modern period Cinquedea
Japanese_sword_mountings
Wife of William III of Aquitaine (912–962)
Rouen, and his wife, Poppa of Bayeux. She was the sister of William I Longsword of Normandy. In 935, she married William Towhead, the future Count of
Gerloc
Type of dance
editor Trevor Stone, it covers news, interviews, features, and reviews on Longsword, rapper sword and other forms of European and world sword dance. The journal
Sword_dance
King of West Francia from 923 to 936
complaints from Rudolph led Herbert II to bring Charles before William Longsword, the count of Rouen, for homage and then to Rheims to press Charles' claim
Rudolph_of_France
Japanese dagger
Spatha Xiphos Post-classical period Claymore Falchion Knightly sword Longsword Migration Period sword Paramerion Viking sword Early modern period Cinquedea
Tantō
Ancient Egyptian sword
Spatha Xiphos Post-classical period Claymore Falchion Knightly sword Longsword Migration Period sword Paramerion Viking sword Early modern period Cinquedea
Khopesh
Sword, knife
Spatha Xiphos Post-classical period Claymore Falchion Knightly sword Longsword Migration Period sword Paramerion Viking sword Early modern period Cinquedea
Talibong
first leaders of Normandy, political counsellor to Rollo's son William Longsword, and co-regent of the territory during the minority of his son and heir
Bernard_the_Dane
North Caucasian/Cossack sword
Spatha Xiphos Post-classical period Claymore Falchion Knightly sword Longsword Migration Period sword Paramerion Viking sword Early modern period Cinquedea
Shashka
King George VI's storic sword of the United Kingdom
Сталингра́да, romanized: Mech Stalingráda) is a bejewelled ceremonial longsword specially forged and inscribed by command of King George VI of the United
Sword_of_Stalingrad
Type of cavalry sabre
While Western Europe was still focused primarily on straight bladed longswords and arming swords during the medieval period to combat the heavy armour
Turko-Mongol_sabre
German fencing master (1537–1571)
thrusts omitted from the longsword section, as well as a range of possibly lethal fight ending techniques. Furthermore, the longsword section of Meyer's book
Joachim_Meyer
(Poisoned Arrows) Kongolese longboat Iron stake traps Scimitar-shaped Longsword Battles Conquest of Kabunga Battle of Mbumbi Battle of Mbanda Kasi Battle
Niombo
Type of Chinese polearm
game Library of Ruina, the character Xiao wields a guandao alongside a longsword. This follows into the follow up game Limbus Company, where the character
Guandao
2024 video game
weapons with a 1-point damage boost), they will combine into the Hero Longsword which provides significantly more damage (10-12 damage every 1.6 seconds)
Backpack_Battles
Martial arts revival movement
2014 - Castillo De Belmonte, SP Polerams M Polearms F Longswords M Longswords F Sword&shield M Sword&shield F 5v5 3v3 F 10v10 16v16 Gold Poland France
International Medieval Combat Federation
International_Medieval_Combat_Federation
Swords that represent symbols of authority
Robert Sidney Smith. On top is a straight, single-edged, narrow bladed longsword type (Ida). And the bottom is the typical broad, double-edged leaf/fan
Ada_and_Abere
Type of fencing sword
widely used as a standard training weapon only in the 16th century (when longsword fencing had ceased to have a serious aspect of duelling, as duels were
Feder_(fencing)
European combat manual created c. 1300
(2013). The Swordsman's Companion: A Modern Training Manual for Medieval Longsword. Guy Windsor. ISBN 978-9526793429. Jeffrey L. Singman (now Forgeng), "The
Royal_Armouries_Ms._I.33
Weapon and type of modern fencing
Spatha Xiphos Post-classical period Claymore Falchion Knightly sword Longsword Migration Period sword Paramerion Viking sword Early modern period Cinquedea
Épée
European history from the 5th to 15th centuries
Scythian composite bow. Another development was the increasing use of longswords and the progressive replacement of scale armour by mail armour and lamellar
Middle_Ages
Sword, Cutlass
Spatha Xiphos Post-classical period Claymore Falchion Knightly sword Longsword Migration Period sword Paramerion Viking sword Early modern period Cinquedea
Niabor
Duke of the Franks and Count of Paris (c. 898–956)
Vermandois. In 939, King Louis attacked Hugh the Great and Duke William Longsword of Normandy, after which a truce was concluded, lasting until June. That
Hugh_the_Great
Christian physical phenomena resembling a cross shape
Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century
Cruciform
German fencing master
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. He wrote treatises on the usage of longswords, messers, daggers, and on various other weapons of the time period Wiktenauer
Peter_Falkner
French nobleman, count of Dreux from 1218 to 1234
there during a sortie. Exchanged after the Battle of Bouvines for William Longsword, Earl of Salisbury, he fought in the Albigensian Crusade, besieging Avignon
Robert_III,_Count_of_Dreux
English crusader
guided by the trail he left behind him. Another account of William Longsword's death is written in a poem, although it may pure fiction, from eye witness
William_Longespée_the_Younger
German engraver, etcher and miniature painter
nickname Slach-sweerd. The RKD has assigned this nickname Slagzwaard (longsword) to Baur himself, who was probably also a member of the Bentvueghels,
Johann_Wilhelm_Baur
LONGSWORD
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Girl/Female
Hebrew
Grace or devoted to God.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Garden of Flowers
Girl/Female
Indian
Pious, Good luck, Slender
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Deaf
Boy/Male
Arabic, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Muslim, Sindhi
Honour Respect; Esteem; Veneration
Girl/Female
Tamil
Indifferent
Girl/Female
Biblical
That rejoices.
Boy/Male
Latin
Hammer.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, German, Greek
Dawn; Dawn's Light
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Beautiful; Graceful
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