From Encyclopedia
- Grip
- The handle of a sword. Mostly made of wire, leather, wood, ivory, bone or horn. Also a method of holding a sword.
- Kite-shaped shield
- A large, elongated triangular shield with a rounded top used throughout Europe from the tenth to the thirteenth century, commonly…
- Quillions
- Special (Renaissance) term for two straight or curved cross-guards (front and back). Called just cross or guard when on Medieval …
- Slaughtersword
- See Two-handed sword.
