History of the sword

The different types of swords have been of great importance throughout history. In addition to its use as a weapon, the sword has been the object of special considerations forming part of funerary rituals, mythology and other ancient traditions.

Weapons of the age of Bronze, Romania

Chronology details

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The present chronology includes diverse and relatively uneven documents. The need to group them into a single list responds to the desire of simplicity.

Chronology (until the Christian Era)

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Bronze Swords

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Swords found next to Nebra's celestial disk.

The manufacturing process was that the bronze swords were cast into moulds, heated to a certain temperature and allowed to cool slowly. Finally they were cold hammered (hitting them with a hammer on an anvil) to increase hardness.

Christian Era

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Middle Ages

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Sword of San Galgano nailed to the rock. Year 1181.

1500-1950

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