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The cinquedea (/ ˌ tʃ ɪ ŋ k w ɪ ˈ d i. ə /, / ˌ tʃ ɪ ŋ k w ɪ ˈ d eɪ ə /) or cinqueda is a civilian short sword (or long dagger).It was developed in northern Italy and enjoyed a period of popularity during the Italian renaissance of the 15th and early 16th centuries.
Masters of Medieval and Renaissance Martial Arts: Rediscovering The Western Combat Heritage, Paladin Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-58160-668-3; Heim, Hans & Alex Kiermayer, The Longsword of Johannes Liechtenauer, Part I -DVD-, ISBN 1-891448-20-X; Knight, David James and Brian Hunt, Polearms of Paulus Hector Mair, ISBN 978-1-58160-644-7 (2008)
The term longsword has been used to refer to different kinds of sword depending on historical context: Zweihänder or two-hander, a late Renaissance sword of the 16th century Landsknechte, the longest sword of all; the long "side sword" or "rapier" [5] with a cutting edge (the Elizabethan long sword).
A longsword (also spelled as long sword or long-sword) is a type of European sword characterized as having a cruciform hilt with a grip for primarily two-handed use (around 15 to 30 cm or 6 to 12 in), a straight double-edged blade of around 80 to 110 cm (31 to 43 in), and weighing approximately 2 to 3 kg (4 lb 7 oz to 6 lb 10 oz).
European swords typical of the Renaissance (and Reformation) era, ca. 1480-1580. Pages in category "Renaissance-era swords" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.
The first known English use of fence in reference to Renaissance swordsmanship is in William Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor, (act i, scene 1), "with playing at sword and dagger with a master of fence," , [8] and later, (act 2, scene 3) "Alas sir, I cannot fence" [9] the term "fencer" is used in Much Ado About Nothing, "blunt as the fencer ...
Civilian use of swords became increasingly common during the late Renaissance, with duels being a preferred way to honourably settle disputes. The side-sword was a type of war sword used by infantry during the Renaissance of Europe. This sword was a direct descendant of the knightly sword. Quite popular between the 16th and 17th centuries, they ...
The Feder (plural Federn; also Fechtfeder, plural Fechtfedern) is a type of training sword used in Fechtschulen (fencing schools) of the German Renaissance.The type has existed since at least the 15th century, but it came to be widely used as a standard training weapon only in the 16th century (when longsword fencing had ceased to have a serious aspect of duelling, as duels were now fought ...