https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=200.1.123.30 2026-05-14T06:31:38Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.39.3 https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php?title=Talk:Index_of_clothing_styles&diff=35570 2007-10-13T14:11:19Z

<p>200.1.123.30: </p> <hr /> <div>sitorou<br /> Hey tobin, can we (should we) still do the subpages thing? It would be easier if all of these automatically had clothing in the title, as occasionally the terms will mean something else (eg burgundian = a person from burgandy, as well as the clothing worn by people from this region for a particular 100 year period).<br /> <br /> [[User:Tiff|Tiff]]<br /> :No, we can't do sub-pages anymore (for technical reasons). You can however title pages like so: &quot;Burgundian (clothing)&quot;. That recieves special treatment from the software e.g. &lt;nowiki&gt;[[Burgundian (clothing)|]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;, note the | towards the end, will be turned into [[Burgundian (clothing)|Burgundian]] when you save an article. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]]</div>

200.1.123.30 https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php?title=Sword&diff=35556 2007-10-13T08:31:57Z

<p>200.1.123.30: </p> <hr /> <div>libocro<br /> [[category:weapons]]<br /> Until the eventual takeover by the [[firearm]], the '''sword''' was one of the primary weapons of a [[soldier]]. The name comes from the [[Old English]] ''sweord'' (or to Old [[High German]] ''swert'') which means, roughly, &quot;a wounding tool&quot;. Simply put, a sword is a (primarily) [[metal]] [[weapon]] with one or two cutting edges and a place to grip it at one end. A sword primarily consists of the [[blade]] and the [[hilt]]. <br /> <br /> ==Blade==<br /> The ''blade'' of a sword usually tapers to a point, and is usually sharpened along one or both edges. [[Europe]]an swords tend to be ''double-edged'' and ''straight-bladed'', allowing for a &quot;[[cut and thrust]]&quot; approach. [[Japan]]ese swords are famously single-edged and curved for better control and effect when slashing. The length of the blade can vary greatly, but generally, the longer the cutting edge of the [[blade]], the more emphasis is placed on &quot;cutting&quot; and less on &quot;thrusting&quot;, a function of the weight and length of the weapon. Some European sword-blades are an almost uniform width for most of their length, others taper markedly over their entire length. The preferred shape of the blade in Europe changed depending on period and location. The general length of a blade in a given European culture was largely a function of the availability of [[iron]] and the skill of their swordsmiths.<br /> <br /> An entire nomenclature developed in [[medieval]] [[Japan]]ese culture to describe sword-length and blade curvature, and great emphasis was placed on a [[warrior]]'s ability to fight with swords of varying lengths.<br /> <br /> ==Hilt and other Furniture==<br /> The ''hilt'' of a sword is the place to hold the [[weapon]]. Generally, most late-[[medieval]] [[Europe]]an swords had a broad [[crossguard]] at the base of the blade to protect the hand, a long ''[[grip]]'' wrapped in [[leather]] and sometimes [[wire]], and a large ''[[pommel]]'' at the base to provide both a counterbalance to the [[blade]]'s weight and an additional mode of attack by using it as a [[bludgeon]]. This is an interesting contrast to early-[[medieval]] European swords which tended to be shorter and lacked broad [[crossguard]]s. [[katana|Japanese swords]] tended to have a simple metal disk or ellipse as a [[crossguard]] (''tsuba'') and no pronounced pommel, making the weapon's lines much smoother, with little variance to the basic sword-design throughout [[period]].<br /> <br /> ==Sword Shapes==<br /> However, swords came in many different types, for differing styles of [[combat]]. People tend to be most familiar with the medieval [[arming sword]] which has long been the symbol associated with [[knight]]s, but other types such as the primarily thrusting [[rapier]] and [[estoc]], to the curved [[blade heavy]] [[falchion]]s or [[messer]]s. As [[metallurgy]], fighting styles and even [[fashion]] progressed, swords changed considerably and became highly specialized as did their [[hilt]]s.<br /> <br /> ==Collecting==<br /> Sword-collecting has always been popular as many people find swords beautiful. Replica or recreation swords are extremely popular in the [[SCA]], but it is important to be familiar with the [[live steel]] [[safety]] rules before wearing one at an [[event]]. In addition, SCA [[armoured combat]] [[laws|rules]] forbid the presence of live steel on the [[field]], and therefore SCA Heavy Fighters make swords out of [[rattan]] while SCA Rapier Fighters use reproduction rapiers with rebated edges. <br /> <br /> See also:<br /> *''[[SCA sword|Instructions on how to make an SCA Heavy Combat sword]]''<br /> <br /> == Types of Swords ==<br /> *[[Arming sword]]<br /> *[[Backsword]]<br /> *[[Bayonet]]<br /> *[[Broadsword]] <br /> *[[Cutlass]]<br /> *[[Dagger]]<br /> *[[Dirk]] <br /> *[[Epee]]<br /> *[[Estoc]]<br /> *[[Flamberge]]<br /> *[[Foil]]<br /> *[[Hanger]]<br /> *[[Katana]]<br /> *[[Kris]]<br /> *[[Longsword]]<br /> *[[Messer]] <br /> *[[Rapier]]<br /> *[[Sai]]<br /> *[[Sabre]]<br /> *[[Scimitar]]<br /> *[[Seax]]<br /> *[[Stiletto]]<br /> *[[Tachi]]<br /> *[[Wakizashi]]<br /> <br /> == Fencing Swords ==<br /> *[[Dagger|Main Gauche]]<br /> *[[Epee]]<br /> *[[Fencing Foil]]<br /> *[[Rapier]]<br /> *[[Sabre]]<br /> *[[Shinai]]<br /> [[category:swords]]</div>

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