Between the Falchion and the Sword: a Side Arms Specimen from the Naval Museum in Gdynia
This paper discusses a falchion of unknown provenance kept in the Naval Museum in Gdynia. It is an example of a side arms characterised by both its hilt, specific to so-called ‘Moravian’ falchions and, most importantly, its double-edged sword blade bearing a mark in the form of a circle with an ins...
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Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences
2021-12-01
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This paper discusses a falchion of unknown provenance kept in the Naval Museum in Gdynia. It is an example of a side arms characterised by both its hilt, specific to so-called ‘Moravian’ falchions and, most importantly, its double-edged sword blade bearing a mark in the form of a circle with an inscribed cross and the letter ‘S’. Based on typological and chronological analysis, the artefact can be dated to the second half of the 15th century.
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| spelling | doaj-art-0f79aa5bdbc9486192d206095c8cd28e2025-08-20T03:29:14ZdeuInstitute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of SciencesFasciculi Archaeologiae Historicae0860-00072719-70692021-12-013410.23858/FAH34.2021.013Between the Falchion and the Sword: a Side Arms Specimen from the Naval Museum in GdyniaPiotr Strzyż0Institute of Archaeology, University of Lodz This paper discusses a falchion of unknown provenance kept in the Naval Museum in Gdynia. It is an example of a side arms characterised by both its hilt, specific to so-called ‘Moravian’ falchions and, most importantly, its double-edged sword blade bearing a mark in the form of a circle with an inscribed cross and the letter ‘S’. Based on typological and chronological analysis, the artefact can be dated to the second half of the 15th century. https://journals.iaepan.pl/fah/article/view/2932falchionswordPolandMiddle Ages15th centuryNaval Museum in Gdynia |
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| title | Between the Falchion and the Sword: a Side Arms Specimen from the Naval Museum in Gdynia |
| title_full | Between the Falchion and the Sword: a Side Arms Specimen from the Naval Museum in Gdynia |
| title_fullStr | Between the Falchion and the Sword: a Side Arms Specimen from the Naval Museum in Gdynia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Between the Falchion and the Sword: a Side Arms Specimen from the Naval Museum in Gdynia |
| title_short | Between the Falchion and the Sword: a Side Arms Specimen from the Naval Museum in Gdynia |
| title_sort | between the falchion and the sword a side arms specimen from the naval museum in gdynia |
| topic | falchion sword Poland Middle Ages 15th century Naval Museum in Gdynia |
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