The Archaeology of Weapons: Arms and Armor from Prehistory to the Age of ChivalryCourier Corporation, 1996 M01 1 - 358 pages Tremendously detailed and thorough account of premodern weapons of war — from the prehistoric Bronze and Iron Ages and the breakup of the Roman Empire, to the Viking era and the Age of Chivalry. Profusely illustrated with a host of armor and weapons: daggers, longbows, crossbows, helmets, swords, shields, spears and more. |
Contents
SWORD HILTS AND FITTINGS | 224 |
THE SWORD IN WEAR | 239 |
ARMOUR AND THE LONGBOW IN THE FOUR | 282 |
SWORDS AND DAGGERS IN THE FOURTEENTH | 301 |
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