THE WRITHEN-HILTED SWORD
Jul 14, 2021
3 minutes
By Kay Smith and Ruth R. Brown
Recently, we visited the Royal Armouries in Leeds, and there is one sword that we usually make a point of visiting and then speculating about. It relates to the painted example in the hand of St Michael.
Carrying out research into medieval weapons can be very satisfying, especially when various and seemingly unrelated strands of work coalesce to reveal the bigger picture. However, the opposite can also be true – a superb weapon
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