Claymore - Revision history

User 144 at 07:54, 2 February 2007

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	== Claymore ([[weapon]]) ==		== Claymore ([[weapon]]) ==
			The [[period]] '''Claymore''' was a [[basket hilt]]ed sword which is oftimes referred to as the [[broadsword]].
⚫	~~The [[period]] '''Claymore''' was a large [[sword]], used double-handed, whish tended to have a [[crossguard]] which curved forward, away from the hands, ending in spatulate swellings.~~ These were useful for trapping an opponent's [[blade]], and, with a deft twist, disarming him (or pulling him close enough to either head-butt or stab with the [[dagger]] you had in your [[stocking]] top)~~. Its name derived from the [[Gaelic]] ''claidheamh m�r'' or "Great Sword"~~.

			The term ''claymore'' has come to the modern [[sword]] enthusiast to refer to the [[two-handed sword]]s of the [[Scotland\|Scottish]] Highlanders. This arrises from the late [[18th century]] where the "''glaymore''" is stated as being a such a [[weapon]].

	They could be up to a metre and a half long, and tended to come with a heavy [[pommel]] ~~(partly as a counter-weight)~~, with noticeable ~~languets (or blood-grooves)~~ running down the centre of the blade. ~~There~~ ~~was~~ ~~also~~ a ~~later version~~, ~~from~~ ~~the~~ ~~late~~ [[~~16th century~~]], which ~~was~~ a [[~~basket hilt~~]]ed ~~sword~~ ~~which~~ is ~~oftimes~~ ~~referred to as~~ the [[~~broadsword~~]].		They could be up to a metre and a half long, and tended to come with a heavy [[pommel]], with noticeable [[fuller]]s running down the centre of the blade. It would be used double-handed, tended to have a [[crossguard]] which might curve forward, away from the hands, and sometimes ended in spatulate swellings. Some later examples have [[quatrefoil]] designs at the end of the [[crossguard]].

			They tended in size to fall between the [[two handed sword]]s of other nations and the [[longsword]].

	Properly used, these were [[weapon]]s that carried the weight and momentum to drive through an enemy's attack, even through his weapon's blow, and cause a wound.		Properly used, these were [[weapon]]s that carried the weight and momentum to drive through an enemy's attack, even through his weapon's blow, and cause a wound.
		⚫	These were useful for trapping an opponent's [[blade]], and, with a deft twist, disarming him (or pulling him close enough to either head-butt or stab with the [[dagger]] you had in your [[stocking]] top).

			Its name is an Anglized version of the [[Gaelic]] ''claidheamh mor'' or "Great Sword" refers to a basket hilted broadsword. The term ''claymore'' (as "''clymore''") was not recorded until 1678 and ''claidheamh mor'' is a neologism from 1745. Unfortunately these chroniclers were [[England\|English]], but no Scottish historical references have survived.
			In 1772 a reference to Highlanders refering to [[two handed sword]]s as ''claidmeah da laimh'' (literally:two handed sword).





	== Claymore ([[Household]]) ==		== Claymore ([[Household]]) ==

Cian at 00:50, 23 January 2007

2007-01-23T00:50:52Z

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			== Claymore ([[weapon]]) ==
	The [[period]] '''Claymore''' was a large [[sword]], used double-handed, whish tended to have a [[crossguard]] which curved forward, away from the hands, ending in spatulate swellings. These were useful for trapping an opponent's [[blade]], and, with a deft twist, disarming him (or pulling him close enough to either head-butt or stab with the [[dagger]] you had in your [[stocking]] top). Its name derived from the [[Gaelic]] ''claidheamh ~~m�r~~'' or "Great Sword".		The [[period]] '''Claymore''' was a large [[sword]], used double-handed, whish tended to have a [[crossguard]] which curved forward, away from the hands, ending in spatulate swellings. These were useful for trapping an opponent's [[blade]], and, with a deft twist, disarming him (or pulling him close enough to either head-butt or stab with the [[dagger]] you had in your [[stocking]] top). Its name derived from the [[Gaelic]] ''claidheamh m�r'' or "Great Sword".

	They could be up to a metre and a half long, and tended to come with a heavy [[pommel]] (partly as a counter-weight), with noticeable languets (or blood-grooves) running down the centre of the blade. There was also a later version, from the late [[16th century]], which was a [[basket hilt]]ed sword which is oftimes referred to as the [[broadsword]].		They could be up to a metre and a half long, and tended to come with a heavy [[pommel]] (partly as a counter-weight), with noticeable languets (or blood-grooves) running down the centre of the blade. There was also a later version, from the late [[16th century]], which was a [[basket hilt]]ed sword which is oftimes referred to as the [[broadsword]].

	Properly used, these were [[weapon]]s that carried the weight and momentum to drive through an enemy's attack, even through his weapon's blow, and cause a wound.		Properly used, these were [[weapon]]s that carried the weight and momentum to drive through an enemy's attack, even through his weapon's blow, and cause a wound.

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			== Claymore ([[Household]]) ==
	'''Clan Claymore''' or (Clan Claidheamh Mohr) is an inactive [[SCA]] [[household]] originally based in [[Stormhold]].		'''Clan Claymore''' or ('''Clan Claidheamh Mohr''') is an inactive [[SCA]] [[household]] originally based in [[Stormhold]].

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User 144: categorising

2006-05-27T08:35:00Z

categorising

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User 144: spelling

2006-03-17T11:10:50Z

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	The [[period]] '''Claymore''' was a large [[sword]], used double-handed, whish tended to have a [[~~cross-hilt~~]] ~~guard~~ which curved ~~down~~, away from the hands, ending in spatulate swellings. These were useful for trapping an opponent's [[blade]], and, with a deft twist, disarming him (or pulling him close enough to either head-butt or stab with the [[dagger]] you had in your [[stocking]] top). Its name derived from the [[Gaelic]] ''claidheamh m�r'' or "Great Sword".		The [[period]] '''Claymore''' was a large [[sword]], used double-handed, whish tended to have a [[crossguard]] which curved forward, away from the hands, ending in spatulate swellings. These were useful for trapping an opponent's [[blade]], and, with a deft twist, disarming him (or pulling him close enough to either head-butt or stab with the [[dagger]] you had in your [[stocking]] top). Its name derived from the [[Gaelic]] ''claidheamh m�r'' or "Great Sword".

	They could be up to a metre and a half long, and tended to come with a heavy [[pommel]] (partly as a counter-weight), with noticeable languets (or blood-grooves) running down the centre of the blade. There was also a later version, ~~fromthe~~ late [[16th century]], which was a [[basket-hilt]]ed sword oftimes referred to as the broadsword.		They could be up to a metre and a half long, and tended to come with a heavy [[pommel]] (partly as a counter-weight), with noticeable languets (or blood-grooves) running down the centre of the blade. There was also a later version, from the late [[16th century]], which was a [[basket hilt]]ed sword which is oftimes referred to as the [[broadsword]].

	Properly used, these were [[weapon]]s that carried the weight and momentum to drive through an enemy's attack, even through his weapon's blow, and cause a wound.		Properly used, these were [[weapon]]s that carried the weight and momentum to drive through an enemy's attack, even through his weapon's blow, and cause a wound.

144.137.119.138 at 16:31, 22 January 2006

2006-01-22T16:31:14Z

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	The [[period]] '''Claymore''' was a large [[sword]], used double-handed, whish tended to have a [[cross-hilt]] guard which curved down, away from the hands, ending in spatulate swellings. These were useful for trapping an opponent's [[blade]], and, with a deft twist, disarming him (or pulling him close enough to either head-butt or stab with the [[dagger]] you had in your [[stocking]] top). Its name derived from the [[Gaelic]] ''claidheamh m�r'' or "Great Sword".		The [[period]] '''Claymore''' was a large [[sword]], used double-handed, whish tended to have a [[cross-hilt]] guard which curved down, away from the hands, ending in spatulate swellings. These were useful for trapping an opponent's [[blade]], and, with a deft twist, disarming him (or pulling him close enough to either head-butt or stab with the [[dagger]] you had in your [[stocking]] top). Its name derived from the [[Gaelic]] ''claidheamh m�r'' or "Great Sword".

	They could be up to a metre and a half long, and tended to come with a heavy [[pommel]] (partly as a counter-weight), with noticeable languets (or blood-grooves) running down the centre of the blade. There was also a later version, in ~~the~~ [[~~18th~~ century]], which was a [[basket-hilt]]ed sword.		They could be up to a metre and a half long, and tended to come with a heavy [[pommel]] (partly as a counter-weight), with noticeable languets (or blood-grooves) running down the centre of the blade. There was also a later version, fromthe late [[16th century]], which was a [[basket-hilt]]ed sword oftimes referred to as the broadsword.

	Properly used, these were [[weapon]]s that carried the weight and momentum to drive through an enemy's attack, even through his weapon's blow, and cause a wound.		Properly used, these were [[weapon]]s that carried the weight and momentum to drive through an enemy's attack, even through his weapon's blow, and cause a wound.

Cian: reformat, reorder sentences, Clan household

2005-06-23T00:09:46Z

reformat, reorder sentences, Clan household

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	~~Its name derived from the [[Gaelic]] ''claidheamh m�r'' or "Great Sword", the~~ [[period]] '''Claymore''' ~~(there was a later one, in the 18th century, a basket-hilted sword)~~ was a large sword, used double-handed, whish tended to have a cross-hilt guard which curved down, away from the hands, ending in spatulate swellings. These were useful for trapping an opponent's blade, and ,with a deft twist, disarming him (or pulling him close enough to either head-butt or stab with the [[dagger]] you had in your stocking top).~~<br>~~		The [[period]] '''Claymore''' was a large [[sword]], used double-handed, whish tended to have a [[cross-hilt]] guard which curved down, away from the hands, ending in spatulate swellings. These were useful for trapping an opponent's [[blade]], and, with a deft twist, disarming him (or pulling him close enough to either head-butt or stab with the [[dagger]] you had in your [[stocking]] top). Its name derived from the [[Gaelic]] ''claidheamh m�r'' or "Great Sword".

	They could be up to a metre and a half long, and tended ~~top~~ come with a heavy pommel (partly as a counter-weight), with noticeable languets (or blood-grooves) running down the centre of the blade.~~<br>~~		They could be up to a metre and a half long, and tended to come with a heavy [[pommel]] (partly as a counter-weight), with noticeable languets (or blood-grooves) running down the centre of the blade. There was also a later version, in the [[18th century]], which was a [[basket-hilt]]ed sword.
⚫	Properly used, these were ~~weapons~~ that carried the weight and momentum to drive through an enemy's attack, even through his weapon's blow, and cause a wound.

		⚫	Properly used, these were [[weapon]]s that carried the weight and momentum to drive through an enemy's attack, even through his weapon's blow, and cause a wound.
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			'''Clan Claymore''' or (Clan Claidheamh Mohr) is an inactive [[SCA]] [[household]] originally based in [[Stormhold]].

	[[Category:Weapons]]		[[Category:Weapons]]
			[[Category:households (SCA)\|Clan Claymore]]

Conrad Leviston: categorise

2005-06-22T13:46:49Z

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	They could be up to a metre and a half long, and tended top come with a heavy pommel (partly as a counter-weight), with noticeable languets (or blood-grooves) running down the centre of the blade.<br>		They could be up to a metre and a half long, and tended top come with a heavy pommel (partly as a counter-weight), with noticeable languets (or blood-grooves) running down the centre of the blade.<br>
	Properly used, these were weapons that carried the weight and momentum to drive through an enemy's attack, even through his weapon's blow, and cause a wound.		Properly used, these were weapons that carried the weight and momentum to drive through an enemy's attack, even through his weapon's blow, and cause a wound.

			[[Category:Weapons]]

Simoncursitor at 13:55, 22 April 2005

2005-04-22T13:55:51Z

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Its name derived from the [[Gaelic]] ''claidheamh m�r'' or "Great Sword", the [[period]] '''Claymore''' (there was a later one, in the 18th century, a basket-hilted sword) was a large sword, used double-handed, whish tended to have a cross-hilt guard which curved down, away from the hands, ending in spatulate swellings. These were useful for trapping an opponent's blade, and ,with a deft twist, disarming him (or pulling him close enough to either head-butt or stab with the [[dagger]] you had in your stocking top).<br>
They could be up to a metre and a half long, and tended top come with a heavy pommel (partly as a counter-weight), with noticeable languets (or blood-grooves) running down the centre of the blade.<br>
Properly used, these were weapons that carried the weight and momentum to drive through an enemy's attack, even through his weapon's blow, and cause a wound.