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<blockquote data-quote="Krieg" data-source="post: 1517576" data-attributes="member: 5282"><p>Anyone looking to learn about swords should start with the works of R. Ewart Oakeshott. </p><p></p><p>A good place to start would be <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0486292886/qid=1083508793/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/102-0832264-7069703" target="_blank">The Archaeology of Weapons : Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry</a>, which is probably the cheapest & easiest to find of his books.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0300083521/qid=1083516144/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-0832264-7069703?v=glance&s=books" target="_blank">Records of the Medieval Sword</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0851157890/ref=pd_sim_books_5/102-0832264-7069703?v=glance&s=books" target="_blank">European Weapons and Armour : From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution</a> are also excellent (which holds true for pretty much everythinghe wrote).</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0486254348/ref=pd_sim_art_elt/102-0832264-7069703" target="_blank">The Book of the Sword</a> by Sir Richard Burton (the explorer not the actor) is very comprehensive although it tends towards wordiness & you have to take into account Burton's biases.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1555842909/qid=1083513490/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-0832264-7069703?v=glance&s=books" target="_blank">Swords & Hilt Weapons</a> by Michael Coe is a good overview without delving too deep. It is usually available in the bargain </p><p>section at Barnes & Nobles.</p><p></p><p>If you want something more anecdotal in nature <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0375504176/ref=cm_rev_next/102-0832264-7069703?v=glance&s=books&vi=customer-reviews&show=-submittime&start-at=11" target="_blank">By The Sword</a> by Richard Cohen & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1892515040/qid=1083515795/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-0832264-7069703?v=glance&s=books" target="_blank">The Secret History of the Sword</a> by Christopher Amberger are interesting reads.</p><p></p><p>If you'd like to place the weapons in the proper perspective then <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1898281297/qid=1083515938/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-0832264-7069703?v=glance&s=books" target="_blank">English Martial Arts</a> by Terry Brown, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1891448072/ref=pd_sim_books_4/102-0832264-7069703?v=glance&s=books" target="_blank">Secrets of German Medieval Swordsmanship</a> by Christian Tobler, and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0300083521/qid=1083516144/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-0832264-7069703?v=glance&s=books" target="_blank">The Martial Arts of Renaissance Europe</a> by Sydney Anglo are invaluable resources.</p><p></p><p>All that being said I would strongly recomend one of Oakeshott's books as the best starting point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Krieg, post: 1517576, member: 5282"] Anyone looking to learn about swords should start with the works of R. Ewart Oakeshott. A good place to start would be [URL=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0486292886/qid=1083508793/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/102-0832264-7069703]The Archaeology of Weapons : Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry[/URL], which is probably the cheapest & easiest to find of his books. [URL=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0300083521/qid=1083516144/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-0832264-7069703?v=glance&s=books]Records of the Medieval Sword[/URL] and [URL=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0851157890/ref=pd_sim_books_5/102-0832264-7069703?v=glance&s=books]European Weapons and Armour : From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution[/URL] are also excellent (which holds true for pretty much everythinghe wrote). [URL=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0486254348/ref=pd_sim_art_elt/102-0832264-7069703]The Book of the Sword[/URL] by Sir Richard Burton (the explorer not the actor) is very comprehensive although it tends towards wordiness & you have to take into account Burton's biases. [URL=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1555842909/qid=1083513490/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-0832264-7069703?v=glance&s=books]Swords & Hilt Weapons[/URL] by Michael Coe is a good overview without delving too deep. It is usually available in the bargain section at Barnes & Nobles. If you want something more anecdotal in nature [URL=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0375504176/ref=cm_rev_next/102-0832264-7069703?v=glance&s=books&vi=customer-reviews&show=-submittime&start-at=11]By The Sword[/URL] by Richard Cohen & [URL=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1892515040/qid=1083515795/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-0832264-7069703?v=glance&s=books]The Secret History of the Sword[/URL] by Christopher Amberger are interesting reads. If you'd like to place the weapons in the proper perspective then [URL=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1898281297/qid=1083515938/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-0832264-7069703?v=glance&s=books]English Martial Arts[/URL] by Terry Brown, [URL=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1891448072/ref=pd_sim_books_4/102-0832264-7069703?v=glance&s=books]Secrets of German Medieval Swordsmanship[/URL] by Christian Tobler, and [URL=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0300083521/qid=1083516144/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-0832264-7069703?v=glance&s=books]The Martial Arts of Renaissance Europe[/URL] by Sydney Anglo are invaluable resources. All that being said I would strongly recomend one of Oakeshott's books as the best starting point. [/QUOTE]
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