MEDIEVAL SWORD AND SABRE FROM THE GEORGIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM
Journal Title: Acta Militaria Mediaevalia - Year 2015, Vol 11, Issue
Abstract
There are two weapons, which belong to the High Middle Ages, preserved in the Georgian National Museum. One of them is a double-edged sword from Khevsureti whereas the other, a single-edged sabre, was found in the Vani burial site. The article presents a complete description and technical characteristics of both weapons and discusses their blade, hilt, pommel and quillons separately. The stages of the evolution of the Georgian sword are explored in comparison to the surrounding Islamic and Byzantine military technologies and the typology of the 10th-12th c. Georgian sword are also stated.
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Mamuka Tsurtsumia
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