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Source Description
The principal weapon of the European knight was his sword, a simple weapon with a broad, two-edged blade, a straight crossguard, and a round pommel or counterweight. The pommel gave the knight full mastery of a perfectly balanced weapon. The basic shape of the sword did not change significantly between 1200 and 1500.
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Document identity
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102585
label
Sword
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
102585
contentType
object
title
Sword
description
The principal weapon of the European knight was his sword, a simple weapon with a broad, two-edged blade, a straight crossguard, and a round pommel or counterweight. The pommel gave the knight full mastery of a perfectly balanced weapon. The basic shape of the sword did not change significantly between 1200 and 1500.
date
c. 1400
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60779419
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
imageCount
1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 85.3 cm (33 9/16 in.); Blade: 71.7 cm (28 1/4 in.); Quillions: 16.7 cm (6 9/16 in.); Grip: 12.7 cm (5 in.)
cul
European, early 15th century
accession
1921.1252
Source extras
tec
steel, leather, wire
tombstone
Sword, c. 1400. European, early 15th century. Steel, leather, wire; overall: 85.3 cm (33 9/16 in.); blade: 71.7 cm (28 1/4 in.); quillions: 16.7 cm (6 9/16 in.); grip: 12.7 cm (5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1921.1252
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
didYouKnow
A sword required a different composition of steel than armor; as a result swordsmithing centers of Europe differ from those that specialized in armor.
citations
citation
American Art Association. <em>An Important Collection of Ancient Arms and Armor.</em> 1921.
page_number
Cat. no. 240
citation
Gilchrist, Helen Ives. <em>A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 86, E4; Reproduced: Plate XIX, E4
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page_number
cat. no.195, p. 172
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N.<em> Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
cat. no. 127, p. 188
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:32:14.342000
sourceId
102585
dept
Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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steel, leather, wire
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1
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0
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photo
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