what's the difference between a hand-and-a-half sword and a medieval knight's sword?
I'm studying swords and sword-mastery, so any other additional information on sword fighting and sword types would also be much appreciated (: I'm focusing specifically on western european swords and technique.
I'm not looking at eastern stuff right now, so I don't really want answers based on Japanese technique or anything. Think "Princess Bride" sort of stuff.
A hand-and-a-half sword, was a straight-bladed sword renowned for being lightweight, yet powerful, able to pry open plate armor. The swords are versatile and effective because they can be wielded with two hands, yet a fighter could also wield it with one hand if they fought using a shield
The arming sword (also sometimes called a knight's or knightly sword) is the single handed cruciform sword of the High Middle Ages,
If you are thinking “Princess Bride” than you will need to be looking into Rapier fighting, the Italian and Spanish styles would be good.
Here are some European sword styles to looking into:
Italian Scrima Italian Medieval Fencing style that includes sword, dagger, wrestling, and staff.
Verdadera Destreza is a Spanish system of fencing.
Lannaireachd – Gaelic Swordsmanship
Also you can search ARMA (Association for Renaissance Martial Arts), they have a good resources section of historical manual.
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