The book is based on a quarter-century study of the medieval sword, namely the European weapons of the 1100-1500s, not only as an archaeological artifact, but also as a noble type of practical weapon. You will learn that the knight's sword originated from the long iron swords of the ancient Celts, about the Scandinavian ancestors of knightly weapons and many other interesting historical facts. The author gives a classification of types of swords, varieties of pommel shapes, indicates the features of hilts and scabbards, describes the styles of decoration of cross guards.